as in ignites
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerates
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
No, the King of the Monsters unleashes his fiery breath on the man and incinerates him instead.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
No, the King of the Monsters unleashes his fiery breath on the man and incinerates him instead.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerates
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But like the spark that ignites a giant bonfire, that battle was the beginning of something new.—
Sayantani DasGupta
February 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Please avoid any activities that may cause a spark or a flame; any flame that ignites has the potential of spreading rapidly.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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But Mom, though we are surrounded by so much darkness and uncertainty, our love burns bright.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But her desire to compete at a high level still burns deep.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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After catching Whitney showboating on CNN, Henry fires Jacob, their accountant on the take.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Incinerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerates. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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