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Recent Examples of charred
Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
The 240-seat NAIA, a Greek word meaning flowing water, will serve fare such as charred octopus with miso olive oil, sushi, glass-noodle pastas and Japanese A5 Wagyu, along with shareable plates.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Footage of the aftermath of the crash site showed a large charred area with debris strewn about and smoke rising from the remains.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 June 2026
After aging in new charred oak barrels, the whisky was finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks (there is no age statement) and bottled at 88 proof without chill filtration.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Rajas with Corn Tacos Rajas is a classic Mexican taco filling made of charred poblano peppers steeped in seasoned cream.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
Lightly charred shrimp on the grill adds a smoky flavoring to the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and rice vinegar marinade.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
The meat is combined with a sweet and smoky romesco punctuated with piquillo peppers, Fresno chiles, lemon and lots of charred onions.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
People stand next to charred cars and homes in Belfast on Wednesday after demonstrations turned violent the night before.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Farideh Sadeghin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Broil, turning once halfway through cooking, until salmon just flakes (145°F) and peaches are lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
—Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Ground and air crews stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that charred 560 acres on the southern edges of Camp Pendleton on Wednesday near Oceanside neighborhoods, base officials said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Approximately 200 miles south of the Spring Creek fire, the Bear fire charred 148 acres near the Army’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site north of Trinidad.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Flip and roast for another 20 minutes, until the skins are charred and blistered.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
First, the hot dog must be slightly charred.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Brush the cut sides with olive oil and grill, cut-side down, over direct heat until charred, about 1 minute.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Firefighters had to cut open the metal drop box to extinguish the fire, and numerous ballots inside were damaged, some charred beyond recognition.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Adjective
Chazan and his team also found ashy white bones that appeared to have been exposed to high heat, as well as what looked like charred black and brown bones.
—Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
The 240-seat NAIA, a Greek word meaning flowing water, will serve fare such as charred octopus with miso olive oil, sushi, glass-noodle pastas and Japanese A5 Wagyu, along with shareable plates.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Footage of the aftermath of the crash site showed a large charred area with debris strewn about and smoke rising from the remains.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 June 2026
After aging in new charred oak barrels, the whisky was finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks (there is no age statement) and bottled at 88 proof without chill filtration.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Rajas with Corn Tacos Rajas is a classic Mexican taco filling made of charred poblano peppers steeped in seasoned cream.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
Lightly charred shrimp on the grill adds a smoky flavoring to the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and rice vinegar marinade.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
The meat is combined with a sweet and smoky romesco punctuated with piquillo peppers, Fresno chiles, lemon and lots of charred onions.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
People stand next to charred cars and homes in Belfast on Wednesday after demonstrations turned violent the night before.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Verb
Just set the dogs over indirect heat, turning as needed, until charred (about 3 minutes).
—Farideh Sadeghin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Broil, turning once halfway through cooking, until salmon just flakes (145°F) and peaches are lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
—Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Ground and air crews stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that charred 560 acres on the southern edges of Camp Pendleton on Wednesday near Oceanside neighborhoods, base officials said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Approximately 200 miles south of the Spring Creek fire, the Bear fire charred 148 acres near the Army’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site north of Trinidad.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Flip and roast for another 20 minutes, until the skins are charred and blistered.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
First, the hot dog must be slightly charred.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Brush the cut sides with olive oil and grill, cut-side down, over direct heat until charred, about 1 minute.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Firefighters had to cut open the metal drop box to extinguish the fire, and numerous ballots inside were damaged, some charred beyond recognition.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charred
Adjective
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Create a paste with baking soda and water; spread over the scorched area(s).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pictures from the scene show the scorched roof as firefighters put out hot spots once the flames died down.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hair on the boots were singed but the flames quickly petered out, a video of the incident shows.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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And with that, whoosh, our eyebrows were singed and cheeks scorched.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There’s no way Clayton’s very seared salmon with watermelon radish can top a Jean-Georges chocolate mousse.—
Wendy Paris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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This diner-style mom-and-pop has ribs and pan-seared tuna, but every South Floridian swears by its straightforward and excellent burger, an Angus beef half-pounder on a seeded bun.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Verb
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It was lit in an evening ceremony in recent weeks.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Chopper 4 footage showed large flames burning through trees near the turnpike as crews lit backfires—a tactic used to extinguish a wildfire by burning fuel ahead of the approaching fire line.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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