kilned

verb

past tense of kiln
as in ashed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilned
  1. incinerated
  2. lit
  3. ignited
  4. kindled
  5. torched
  6. baked
  7. charred
  8. inflamed
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  • Wildfires have never burned as much French terrain in a year, none bigger than the one that incinerated much of Le Porge.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Even after treatment, some could not be recycled and had to be sent to landfill or incinerated.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of incinerated
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  • Many from the Liberty and William Jewell communities, including Barnett’s high school coaches, lit a candle in his name.
    — PJ Green August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Samuels’ run, however, was the spark that lit the fuse after the Caravan was denied on a fourth-and-short situation on its opening possession.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • His death ignited anger in a small town where tensions between Black residents and the police have boiled over in recent years.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In better markets, this would have ignited a rally across all AI names.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignited
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  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
    — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Definition of kindled
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  • Students marched against the Vietnam War, demanded racial and gender justice, challenged puritanical norms, and torched symbols of establishment power.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, a ComEd pole fell, lighting a fire on its own in a parking lot and torched several cars.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of torched
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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
Definition of baked
Verb
  • Big Sur has seen three massive fires in the past 18 years, each of which burned for more than a month and charred more than 100,000 acres.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had charred approximately 880 acres and was 40% contained, according to the FFS's Everglades field unit.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of charred
Verb
  • Injection sites can become infected, and veins can become inflamed or blocked by clots.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The race has inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of inflamed
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