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as in glows
to be on fire especially brightly
all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn
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2
as in scorches
to set (something) on fire
it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink
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3
as in steams
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 flames
to shine with a bright harsh light
the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long
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as in deceives
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 consumes
to make complete use of
heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations
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as in brooks
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse
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Recent Examples of burns
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Oil splatters can leave a residue that burns onto the stovetop.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
The metric that could give you better workouts What exercise burns the most calories?
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Bicycling typically burns more calories than walking; however, additional factors must be considered to make an accurate comparison.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
And that fire burns with a righteous fury that our enemies cannot comprehend or understand.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Kickboxing or Combat Cardio Kickboxing burns 700 to 900 calories per hour, according to Sheehan.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The most successful workplaces of the future will be those where ambition burns steadily, not endlessly.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The End, the past year has seen a surge in speculative fictions about super-rich characters who hunker down in expensive isolation as the world burns.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The cast and crew would arrive late morning and spend six to seven hours rehearsing all the vehicle movements, stunts, gas burns, and actor staging (including the child actors on the school bus with Matthew McConaughey and American Ferrera).
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Henry's body sustained serious burns, and the official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court by Carl and Noelle Tsukahara, claims their daughter survived the initial collision with only minor injuries but died from smoke inhalation and burns after becoming trapped inside the vehicle.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Police were notified by child and family services after the infant was taken to a children's hospital with severe burns, KSL and KUTV reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Tianwen 2 will spend several months doing engine burns to reach its destination, which should happen in July 2026.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ground station crews that today coordinate elegant sequences of thruster burns will face more chaotic obstacle courses and bigger debris fields blooming across their display monitors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Two users reported second-degree burns, the company said.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
In fact, Anderson is laughing at both sides while the world burns.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Oil splatters can leave a residue that burns onto the stovetop.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
The metric that could give you better workouts What exercise burns the most calories?
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Bicycling typically burns more calories than walking; however, additional factors must be considered to make an accurate comparison.
—Tim Petrie, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
And that fire burns with a righteous fury that our enemies cannot comprehend or understand.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Kickboxing or Combat Cardio Kickboxing burns 700 to 900 calories per hour, according to Sheehan.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The most successful workplaces of the future will be those where ambition burns steadily, not endlessly.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The End, the past year has seen a surge in speculative fictions about super-rich characters who hunker down in expensive isolation as the world burns.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Henry's body sustained serious burns, and the official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The cast and crew would arrive late morning and spend six to seven hours rehearsing all the vehicle movements, stunts, gas burns, and actor staging (including the child actors on the school bus with Matthew McConaughey and American Ferrera).
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Henry's body sustained serious burns, and the official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court by Carl and Noelle Tsukahara, claims their daughter survived the initial collision with only minor injuries but died from smoke inhalation and burns after becoming trapped inside the vehicle.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Police were notified by child and family services after the infant was taken to a children's hospital with severe burns, KSL and KUTV reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Tianwen 2 will spend several months doing engine burns to reach its destination, which should happen in July 2026.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ground station crews that today coordinate elegant sequences of thruster burns will face more chaotic obstacle courses and bigger debris fields blooming across their display monitors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Two users reported second-degree burns, the company said.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burns
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Sitting at its closest point to Earth, Luna swells a little larger and glows a little louder, reminding us who the real main character is.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Despite its nocturnal state, the alien sphere still glows with auroras brighter than the Earth’s northern lights.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Jan. 2020
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The moniker, though befitting a sports car, almost perfectly describes the high-stakes pursuit that consumes the remaining two hours.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many of these parcels have elements like oak woodlands, meadows, brooks and rivers that create cooler, wetter areas that help plants and animals endure wildfires or periods of extreme heat or drought.—
Beth Rose Middleton Manning,
The Conversation,
15 Sep. 2025
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Aries Full Moon on the 6th energizes your expansion zone and ignites your sector of travel, publishing, spirituality, and belief systems.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Burns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burns. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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