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Recent Examples of charred
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Two huskies, Rosie and Tonka, found shade beneath damaged trailers and charred vehicles one recent day.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But why Lie, except in Poetry’s charred category?
—Rickey Laurentiis, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Like the smaller distilleries, the whiskey was aged for 12 years in used instead of new barrels, perhaps with the intention of releasing an older expression (the wood is less reactive in used barrels than in new charred oak).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Buried under the charred rubble on Life Changers Global Ministries’ parking lot is a promise that will be fulfilled, the decades-old south Phoenix church’s pastor is quick to assure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The tequila spends an average of 37 months in re-charred American oak barrels sourced from producers like Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, and Four Roses.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Once the fires have swept through, the chimpanzees have their pick of cooked critters on a charred landscape cleared of predators, just like the baboons in the forests of Uganda who have been seen foraging for cooked grasshoppers and shoots after fire passes by.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Broil in preheated oven until charred and softened, 18 to 20 minutes, flipping garlic halfway through cooking time.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So far this year, nearly two dozen large wildfires have charred roughly 218,000 acres in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
And when it is charred a little bit, don’t let that scare you.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
The Pickett Fire in Napa County has charred approximately 10 square miles and remains only 11 percent contained, while Oregon's Flat Fire has burned nearly 34 square miles across Deschutes and Jefferson counties.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Cal Fire, the Pickett Fire has charred about 10 square miles of Napa County.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Legend has it that the discovery came either from a warehouse fire that charred his casks or from experimenting with reusing sugar barrels by burning them clean.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Also on offer will be a Vietnamese hollow donut coated in everything seasoning and filled with salmon pastrami and charred scallion cream cheese.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
Then the bourbon is put into new French oak barrels that were toasted and charred using a proprietary process to achieve a specific flavor profile.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
Footage of the aftermath showed some victims with severe burns across their bodies and charred clothing.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Two huskies, Rosie and Tonka, found shade beneath damaged trailers and charred vehicles one recent day.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But why Lie, except in Poetry’s charred category?
—Rickey Laurentiis, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Like the smaller distilleries, the whiskey was aged for 12 years in used instead of new barrels, perhaps with the intention of releasing an older expression (the wood is less reactive in used barrels than in new charred oak).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Buried under the charred rubble on Life Changers Global Ministries’ parking lot is a promise that will be fulfilled, the decades-old south Phoenix church’s pastor is quick to assure.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The tequila spends an average of 37 months in re-charred American oak barrels sourced from producers like Jack Daniel’s, Jim Beam, and Four Roses.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Once the fires have swept through, the chimpanzees have their pick of cooked critters on a charred landscape cleared of predators, just like the baboons in the forests of Uganda who have been seen foraging for cooked grasshoppers and shoots after fire passes by.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Broil in preheated oven until charred and softened, 18 to 20 minutes, flipping garlic halfway through cooking time.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The 1-4 Fire that sparked Tuesday in Mariposa County, northwest of Chowchilla, has charred 3,802 acres as of Wednesday.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So far this year, nearly two dozen large wildfires have charred roughly 218,000 acres in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
And when it is charred a little bit, don’t let that scare you.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
The Pickett Fire in Napa County has charred approximately 10 square miles and remains only 11 percent contained, while Oregon's Flat Fire has burned nearly 34 square miles across Deschutes and Jefferson counties.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Cal Fire, the Pickett Fire has charred about 10 square miles of Napa County.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Legend has it that the discovery came either from a warehouse fire that charred his casks or from experimenting with reusing sugar barrels by burning them clean.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Also on offer will be a Vietnamese hollow donut coated in everything seasoning and filled with salmon pastrami and charred scallion cream cheese.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
Then the bourbon is put into new French oak barrels that were toasted and charred using a proprietary process to achieve a specific flavor profile.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charred
Verb
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So far this year, fires have already scorched approximately 4 million acres in California — twice the previous record, about five times the size of Yosemite National Park — with peak fire season just now arriving as the calendar turns to October.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The unmistakable signature of chilli thrips are blooms that look deformed, scorched, singed and burnt.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The blooms on the same bush look burnt and singed.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two homes flanking the Shultas Place residence were singed when winds fanned the flames outward, but firefighters were able to stop them from completely catching fire, the Hartford Courant reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jeffery Harris takes a big scoop of butter and adds it to a saute pan containing a seared filet of Louisiana red fish.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Start with something from the raw bar (cold water oysters or clams on the half shell are good choices), then opt for the Key West Shrimp Tempura with mango chutney or Caribbean Special pan-seared grouper with pineapple salsa.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Japan lit the spark in 1964 with the iconic Shinkansen bullet trains, which showed the world that fast, safe, and efficient rail travel was possible.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Charred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charred. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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