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Recent Examples of charred
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
The charred edges of the roasted ingredients add a welcome note of complexity and depth to the finished salsa.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Smoke rises from the charred landscape burned from the Turner Gulch Fire Wednesday, July 16, 2025, near the community of Gateway, Colorado.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Past expressions have impressed us, like last year’s 14-year-old malt whiskey that was finished in Cognac barrels, 2023’s 10-year-old barrel-proof Kentucky rye whiskey, and 2020’s 10-year-old bourbon aged in barrels that were much more heavily charred than the ones Heaven Hill usually uses.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 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
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
The charred edges of the roasted ingredients add a welcome note of complexity and depth to the finished salsa.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Smoke rises from the charred landscape burned from the Turner Gulch Fire Wednesday, July 16, 2025, near the community of Gateway, Colorado.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Past expressions have impressed us, like last year’s 14-year-old malt whiskey that was finished in Cognac barrels, 2023’s 10-year-old barrel-proof Kentucky rye whiskey, and 2020’s 10-year-old bourbon aged in barrels that were much more heavily charred than the ones Heaven Hill usually uses.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 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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Sparked by faulty electrical transmission lines and fueled by high winds, the Camp Fire scorched over 150,000 acres and nearly wiped the town of Paradise off the map.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The sun lit the sky, scorched the roofs, but there were no longer shadows of boys running shirtless down the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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