incinerating

present participle of incinerate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of incinerating There's even an incinerating toilet to handle waste. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The blast unleashed a whirlwind of fire and force, incinerating thousands of people. Mai Nishiyama, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerating
Verb
  • The Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, is a few hours off from igniting and ripping through the town of Paradise and its neighbors, but the stage is set.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … FAR-LEFT MELTDOWN – Paramount's looming Bari Weiss deal is igniting intense outrage among liberals.
    , FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The candle has four slow-burning wicks, is filled with a paraffin and soy wax blend, and burns for up to 22 hours.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The wildfire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At nearly 24,000 acres, the fire is advancing toward indirect containment lines as firing operations progress.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In recent months, Trump has been firing multiple members of independent federal agencies, with the terminations then challenged in court.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Incinerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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