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
  • Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dozens of blazes ignited from the storms.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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
  • The private homes of top Nepalese political leaders—including the nation's president—were torched by demonstrators who took to the streets in a stand against a social media ban.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Some even torched Gurung’s home early Tuesday.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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