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plural of char, British

chars

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verb

present tense third-person singular of char
as in scorches
to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

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Recent Examples of chars
Verb
At American Elm, Mangin moves his cut of ribeye around the grill and flips it so each side faces the heat and chars the outside, guaranteeing a more even cook inside. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chars
Noun
  • But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Pisces lunar eclipse on September 7 activates your fifth house of love, creativity, and pleasure, and should bring clarity around what (or who) truly lights you up.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Chars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chars. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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