kilned

past tense of kiln

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilned
Verb
  • Every year in the United States, about five million cattle hides are either incinerated or dumped.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The space agency that revolutionized our view of the Universe through its flagship missions like Voyager, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and JWST is at risk of having nearly its entire mission portfolio incinerated.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Japan lit the spark in 1964 with the iconic Shinkansen bullet trains, which showed the world that fast, safe, and efficient rail travel was possible.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s suspected that a lightning strike ignited one of the warehouses at the Heaven Hill whiskey distillery.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Air is compressed, mixed with fuel, and ignited, creating high-temperature, high-pressure gas.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.
    Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With no way to earn a living and no home since gangs torched her house, her children are scattered.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And the Packers torched the Commanders through the air out of their two tight end personnel.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 1-4 Fire that sparked Tuesday in Mariposa County, northwest of Chowchilla, has charred 3,802 acres as of Wednesday.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So far this year, nearly two dozen large wildfires have charred roughly 218,000 acres in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Kilned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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