Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilned
Verb
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In May, arsonists incinerated an 860,000-square-foot megamall in Warsaw; an investigation found the blaze was ordered by the GRU.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Some e-waste is sent to other countries, where materials may end up incinerated or buried in a landfill.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Those very words created this country and are the spark that lit every revolution in American history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson reinforced Blackness as beautiful and Black people as somebody, and that lit a fuse in people like Gant.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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DeepSeek’s surprising rise ignited debate over whether US export controls had failed.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Engineers changed how fuel is both injected and ignited.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The bowl is served with a banana leaf that is torched at the table to add a smoky flavor to the rice and shredded pork.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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White has torched the Hornets in their meetings, seemingly saving some of his best performances for whenever Chicago took on Charlotte.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Add lettuce and lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until leaf edges are charred and the lemon halves are browned.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shrimp gets coated with spices before it gets lightly charred on a hot grill for a few minutes.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When that cable becomes inflamed or damaged, Tsai says, the brain’s signals struggle to reach the muscles.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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Bronchitis is a condition that develops when airways in the lungs become inflamed and cause coughing, the National Institute of Health said on its website.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Kilned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilned. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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