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Biochar is a purified, charcoal-like material that’s created by burning organic matter in a low-oxygen environment.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Carefully dispose of hot charcoal.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Damp charcoal can be difficult to light and maintain.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Devotees love how the aluminum walls and constant but surprisingly not-too-loud ventilation keep the air inside fresh, as does a charcoal filter designed to absorb airborne impurities that can creep into bottles through their corks or caps.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Carefully dispose of hot charcoal.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Damp charcoal can be difficult to light and maintain.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Devotees love how the aluminum walls and constant but surprisingly not-too-loud ventilation keep the air inside fresh, as does a charcoal filter designed to absorb airborne impurities that can creep into bottles through their corks or caps.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charcoal
Noun
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The watercolor artist recently moved to San Diego from Rhode Island.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Watercolor nails Inspired by Impressionist paintings, watercolor nails put an artistic spin on the season’s texture trend as translucent polishes are swirled together for a diffused finish that feels fluid and expressive.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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The chain capitalized on the popularity, releasing a $3 pastel mini tote on April 8, 2025 also flew off the shelves.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Falling somewhere between a fresh pastel and a polished neutral, the hue brings a sense of lightness without sacrificing sophistication.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
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Construction crews building a barrier between the United States and Mexico damaged a 200-foot-long etching of a fish embedded in the land that is thought to be 1,000 years old, according to a report in the Washington Post.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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The Washington Post published satellite imagery of the damage along the border, depicting the destruction of a roughly 60-foot portion of the more than 200-foot-long etching.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Textures Bringing a new depth has always started with the dials, richly decorated or on the contrary subtly detailed through a host of crafts, from engraving and enamel to gem-setting and guilloché.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The first is the engraving by Martin Droeshout on the title page of the First Folio, which had been edited by the actors John Heminge and Henry Condell, both contemporaries of Shakespeare.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Three works from Luigi Magnani’s permanent collection were stolen: Les Poissons by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (c. 1917), oil on canvas Still Life with Cherries by Paul Cézanne (1890), pencil and watercolor on paper Odalisque on the Terrace by Henri Matisse (1922), aquatint on paper.—
Chiara Pizzimenti,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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In Loewe’s flagship store, in Madrid, a colorful abstract aquatint by Howard Hodgkin, more than twenty feet in length, hangs opposite the main entrance.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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For example, given line drawings of various cylinders, a neural network called an encoder can learn to convert each image into numbers representing fundamental aspects of each cylinder, such as its height, width, orientation and location.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Wired News,
7 Dec. 2025
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Grab it in the Bear Mountain Scene colorway, which features line drawings of bears, cabins, and trees on one side, and bear paws on the reverse.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Charcoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charcoal. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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