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Recent Examples of charred
Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The restaurant reimagines Lowcountry classics with modern flair, serving dishes like she-crab soup, charred okra, and perloo inside The Vendue hotel.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Even the caesar salad makes use of the wood-fire flavor, pairing charred broccoli with boquerones and kohlrabi.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Entrees include such dishes as pork belly with hatcho yaniniku, Bibb lettuce and shallots and black garlic chicken with carrot puree and charred scallions.
—Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Her images of ice blocks, lush fabrics, cherries, sea animals, and charred hearts are disquieting in the best way and well worth trekking to Santa Monica to witness in person.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Their charred remains were discovered beneath fire and water damage.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The bits of charred brisket started as a free side given to customers and evolved into Kansas City’s barbecue calling card.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
In March, charred bones, shoes and clothing were found by a group of people looking for missing relatives found at what is believed to be a training ground for CJNG.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The Cedar Gulch wildfire in Burnet County burned 237 acres, the Turkey Creek fire in Williamson County scorched 14 acres, and the Old Highway fire in Hays County charred 19 acres.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
What seems to be the top sirloin cut of beef is thinly sliced into strips, piled high and impeccably charred.
—Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
In daylight Monday morning, the siding on the house was charred and the windows were blown out.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Add lettuce and lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until leaf edges are charred and the lemon halves are browned.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Shrimp gets coated with spices before it gets lightly charred on a hot grill for a few minutes.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Fire crews from Escondido, San Diego and Cal Fire responded and put out the blaze, which charred around 2 acres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The seeds are seasoned, and the tortillas must be charred.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Reprisal attacks were widespread, hitting at least 20 states, and days after the chaos, the charred husks of vehicles and Oxxo convenience stores still were visible heading west out of Guadalajara, the state capital, toward the Pacific.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The restaurant reimagines Lowcountry classics with modern flair, serving dishes like she-crab soup, charred okra, and perloo inside The Vendue hotel.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Even the caesar salad makes use of the wood-fire flavor, pairing charred broccoli with boquerones and kohlrabi.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Entrees include such dishes as pork belly with hatcho yaniniku, Bibb lettuce and shallots and black garlic chicken with carrot puree and charred scallions.
—Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Her images of ice blocks, lush fabrics, cherries, sea animals, and charred hearts are disquieting in the best way and well worth trekking to Santa Monica to witness in person.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Their charred remains were discovered beneath fire and water damage.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The bits of charred brisket started as a free side given to customers and evolved into Kansas City’s barbecue calling card.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
february 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
In March, charred bones, shoes and clothing were found by a group of people looking for missing relatives found at what is believed to be a training ground for CJNG.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
The front door was charred black and the smell of smoke and soot lingered in the entryway.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The Cedar Gulch wildfire in Burnet County burned 237 acres, the Turkey Creek fire in Williamson County scorched 14 acres, and the Old Highway fire in Hays County charred 19 acres.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
What seems to be the top sirloin cut of beef is thinly sliced into strips, piled high and impeccably charred.
—Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
In daylight Monday morning, the siding on the house was charred and the windows were blown out.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Add lettuce and lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until leaf edges are charred and the lemon halves are browned.
—C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Shrimp gets coated with spices before it gets lightly charred on a hot grill for a few minutes.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Fire crews from Escondido, San Diego and Cal Fire responded and put out the blaze, which charred around 2 acres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The seeds are seasoned, and the tortillas must be charred.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charred
Adjective
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An ecru denim jacket and jeans with scorched and frayed hems emphasized the dystopian theme.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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Just days after the Hudson wildfire, Hoffman noticed little sprouts of green coming up from the scorched soil; the ecosystem had already begun replenishing.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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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Here are the definitive recipes for timeless favorites like roast chicken, scalloped potatoes, Caesar salad, quiche, simple pan-seared salmon filets, fettuccine alfredo, plus some of Martha’s signature desserts like apple tarte tatin, New York cheesecake, and tangy lemon bars.—
Jennifer Anderson,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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The menu at Barn8 Restaurant & Bourbon Bar offers scallop aguachile, cod buñuelos, bouillabaisse, pan-seared bass and scallops and risotto.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Balat allegedly then ran away and retrieved a second device from 19-year-old Ibrahim Nikk, lit the device and started running with it before dropping eventually dropping the device, Tisch said.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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This delay meant that, as guests waited for the ceremony to begin, the sun had set and candles had to be lit inside the church.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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