as in igniting
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerating
Palm trees kept incinerating, and the fire seemed to be falling like rain.
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
This contains a very small sink, a shower, and a choice between a flushing, composting, or incinerating toilet.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
But that decision has been thwarted by regulations in Flanders, Belgium, which has a ban on incinerating reusable medical devices.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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
Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
This contains a very small sink, a shower, and a choice between a flushing, composting, or incinerating toilet.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
But that decision has been thwarted by regulations in Flanders, Belgium, which has a ban on incinerating reusable medical devices.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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
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But while the story itself is steeped in Jewish history, the segment of the program failed to make any mention of Jews, igniting criticism from British Jews who are on high alert for signs of antisemitism from the network.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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There is no opposition capable of igniting change from the inside.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Mansfield Park contains a slow burning love story with Fanny’s cousin Edmund and delicious subplots concerning two charming, selfish siblings, but of chief interest are Fanny’s two aunts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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This is sufficient to power 40,000 households while helping save 64,000 tons of carbon emissions that would be released if this energy were generated by burning fossil fuels such as coal.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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In video footage released about a month after the shooting, the police department said officers first encountered Cortez after responding to a 911 caller who stated a man was firing a gun and pointing the weapon at people.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Security forces confronted protesters in several cities and towns, firing tear gas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Incinerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerating. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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