as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
In Death by Lightning, his performance as Charles Guiteau incinerates any attempt to categorize the presidential assassin.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This contains a very small sink, a shower, and a choice between a flushing, composting, or incinerating toilet.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
All Indianapolis household trash goes first to the Reworld waste processing facility on the south side, where last year roughly 60-70% of that waste was incinerated to create steam energy, according to Shawn Brock, deputy director of solid waste services.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
Orbits of the Earth ultimately decay, as faint traces of the exosphere produce drag, causing a circling object eventually to plunge into the atmosphere and incinerate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This contains a very small sink, a shower, and a choice between a flushing, composting, or incinerating toilet.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
All Indianapolis household trash goes first to the Reworld waste processing facility on the south side, where last year roughly 60-70% of that waste was incinerated to create steam energy, according to Shawn Brock, deputy director of solid waste services.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
Orbits of the Earth ultimately decay, as faint traces of the exosphere produce drag, causing a circling object eventually to plunge into the atmosphere and incinerate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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Hernandez made her only basket of the first half on a pull-up 3-pointer that ignited a 9-0 run and gave the Anteaters their biggest lead of the game at 16-8.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Gas ovens pose a dangerous carbon monoxide risk that can lead to poisoning or death, while electric ovens can be a fire hazard, melting knobs or igniting nearby flammable items.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When James Watt improved steam engine efficiency, factories did not burn the same amount of coal to do the same work.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lakeside's previous police chief, who also served as mayor, Robert Gordanaire, was fired after he and his daughter, the town clerk, were indicted by a grand jury for selling vehicles belonging to the town and pocketing the profit.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Extreme weather filled the headlines and the social media feeds all year, up to nearly the end as parts of Southern California — where fire had turned neighborhoods to ash in January — drowned in atmospheric rivers of rain.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 Dec. 2025
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He will be cremated, with his ashes buried next to his parents in Joliet, Osborne said.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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The unusual discovery is shedding light on the complex nature of largely unknown funerary practices of African hunter-gatherers — and raises the question of why such effort was made to cremate only one person.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Add 1 large white onion, finely chopped, 4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped, and a large pinch of kosher salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and translucent, 8–12 minutes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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One to 3 minutes before the pasta is done cooking according to the package instructions, add the peas to the water and cook until the pasta is al dente and the peas are barely cooked.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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