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as in blazing
being on fire
a firefighter must be that rare soul who rushes into a burning house, not away from it
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
a burning sauna seems like a welcome retreat after a day of shoveling snow
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as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
the burning enthusiasm of that candidate's campaign workers
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as in urgent
needing immediate attention
once again the media ignored the burning issues and focused on fluff
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as in glowing
to be on fire especially brightly
all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn
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as in scorching
to set (something) on fire
it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink
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as in steaming
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work
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as in flaring
to shine with a bright harsh light
the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long
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as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue
he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now
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as in consuming
to make complete use of
heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations
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Recent Examples of burning
Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
As some steelmakers are beginning to embrace cleaner technology, climate and clean air advocates say Nippon's plan would have slowed the transition to greener steel by extending the life of dirty, old coal-burning furnaces.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
As in most burning issues, there is no absolutely right or wrong answer.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
Nearby sits a small wood-burning stove, which should be sufficient to heat the home.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
As some steelmakers are beginning to embrace cleaner technology, climate and clean air advocates say Nippon's plan would have slowed the transition to greener steel by extending the life of dirty, old coal-burning furnaces.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burning
Adjective
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Due primarily to the timing of major studio film release dates, a weak first quarter was followed by a blazing hot second quarter, which then was followed by a softening third quarter.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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In nuclear thermal rockets, a small nuclear reactor heats up a propellant — often liquid hydrogen — to blazing temperatures in the thousands of degrees.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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The National Weather Service recommends stocking essential items like non-perishable food, water and warm clothing for severe winter events.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Nov. 2025
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The lookalike duo flashed their identical warm smiles while attending the Mothers & Daughters 4 Choice event back in '94.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Singing this material with players who improvise — solos changing, every version being a little different — taught me about that urgent live-ensemble space where everyone’s living and dying by the next player onstage.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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This urgent political thriller about Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh opened the 2025 Venice International Film Festival before moving on to Telluride, Toronto, New York and London.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Charged particles from the sun interact with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing stunning northern lights, or glowing curtains of green, red and purple light that ripple across the sky.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Traverse down glowing light tunnels to synchronized Christmas music.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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But the Heat found its rhythm as the game went on, shooting a scorching 26 of 34 for the rest of the first half to flip the script and enter halftime with 72-65 lead.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The fire had engulfed McCarty, scorching 73% of his body, leaving him with scars that would last an entire lifetime to come.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, steaming away wrinkles can give you that high-end feel typically found in a spa or hotel atmosphere.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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At Curry in a Hurry, Sajjad Chowdhury ladles steaming goat curry into a bowl for a customer while reflecting on the news the very building where investigators say the high-stakes poker games took place is just a block away.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation of enabling astronomers to discover transients or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring supernovae.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The forward had already missed a game due to a left bone contusion; now his hamstring is flaring up.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Burning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burning. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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