incinerating

present participle of incinerate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of incinerating The Ochoco's bathroom is situated on the opposite side of the home to its living room and includes a shower, sink, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns toilet waste into ash. New Atlas, 11 Sep. 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
Verb
  • Freeland took exception to Rafael Devers’ admiration of his first-inning home run, igniting the benches-clearing episode.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Hamas killed about 1,200 people in its attack on southern Israel and captured another 251 as hostages, igniting the ongoing Gaza war.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These bones are covered by thinner layers of muscle and fat and would have been more prone to burning if a body were placed over a fire.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Farad Fire has been burning on private land.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • They were converted from firing nuclear missiles to conducting conventional land attacks and are armed with up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, each with a range of 1,000 miles.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Dell’s downward-firing speakers, positioned underneath each side of the chassis, project decent sound quality if the laptop rests on a solid surface, not your lap.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Incinerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerating. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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