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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If a battery ignites, the best thing to do is to immediately leave and call 911.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Night Circus ignites magical realism and rivals-to-lovers alongside a satisfying romance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Although other correction burns like that had been planned for other days, Henfling said this was the first time one was actually necessary since the astronauts left Earth's orbit.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once all teams give the go-ahead, Integrity will continue along its route, with the help of a few trajectory correction burns along the way to keep the spacecraft precisely on course for splashdown.—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This woman fires her immediately.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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After release, the spaceplane fires its rocket engine and climbs to the edge of space.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Incinerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerates. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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