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Recent Examples of charred
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The menu featured global flavors with a heavy South Asian influence with offerings like charred cabbage with fish sauce, Taiwanese cabbage and chili and khao man gai, a Thai-style chicken and rice dish.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Next, Shāng was shipped to Kentucky where it was aged in new charred oak barrels, blended, and bottled by the Blending House.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The remnants of charred trees and a brick half-wall and chimney mark its location.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
In August 2025, a tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks caught fire, cooking its cargo and leaving behind a charred, smoky scene.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Grill, uncovered, turning often, until charred in spots and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts and/or wings registers 160°, about 5 minutes more.
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Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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Sierra Van Der Brug,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
The scene was not secured for days after it had already been charred, raising the possibility that critical evidence was compromised or destroyed.
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Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The crust comes chewy and slightly charred, but the sauce is the star.
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Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
While grilling steak, grill bread slices and onion slices 1 minute on each side, until lightly charred.
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Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Broil, turning once halfway through cooking, until salmon just flakes (145°F) and peaches are lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
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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.
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Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Adjective
There are seven roasted, charred and crushed chiles in the orange salsa.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The menu featured global flavors with a heavy South Asian influence with offerings like charred cabbage with fish sauce, Taiwanese cabbage and chili and khao man gai, a Thai-style chicken and rice dish.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Next, Shāng was shipped to Kentucky where it was aged in new charred oak barrels, blended, and bottled by the Blending House.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The remnants of charred trees and a brick half-wall and chimney mark its location.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
In August 2025, a tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks caught fire, cooking its cargo and leaving behind a charred, smoky scene.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Verb
Cook, turning every few minutes, until the corn is tender and lightly charred on all sides, about 12–15 minutes total.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Grill, uncovered, turning often, until charred in spots and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts and/or wings registers 160°, about 5 minutes more.
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Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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Sierra Van Der Brug,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
The scene was not secured for days after it had already been charred, raising the possibility that critical evidence was compromised or destroyed.
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Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The crust comes chewy and slightly charred, but the sauce is the star.
—
Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
While grilling steak, grill bread slices and onion slices 1 minute on each side, until lightly charred.
—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Broil, turning once halfway through cooking, until salmon just flakes (145°F) and peaches are lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
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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.
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Kristina Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charred
Adjective
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If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves.
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Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.
Verb
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The hair on the boots were singed but the flames quickly petered out, a video of the incident shows.
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And with that, whoosh, our eyebrows were singed and cheeks scorched.
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.
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Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
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.
Adjective
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Every guest will enjoy a prix fixe menu of steak, a seared romaine parmesan salad and bottomless fries.
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DiMaria says it can be grilled or pan-seared, then cut into strips or cubes for a main dish.
Verb
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That's why the plants often struggle in the average dimly lit living room.
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Louis had lit Bruce on fire with Claudia’s (Delainey Hayles) diary entry as a punishment for raping her.
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.
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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.
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