as in burn
a burn left on the skin that is caused by hot liquid or steam
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Recent Examples of scald
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Few organisms can withstand the scalding waters, as one poor bison recently discovered.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2025
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Wrap the trunk of very young trees to help protect them from sun scald, making sure to remove it after the last frost in spring.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Contrast that with some cheap coffee makers that produce scalding coffee.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Few organisms can withstand the scalding waters, as one poor bison recently discovered.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2025
Verb
Applying a thin layer of lawn soil might help protect the green runners from sun scald but is probably not necessary.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Wrap the trunk of very young trees to help protect them from sun scald, making sure to remove it after the last frost in spring.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scald
Noun
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Which players will make an immediate impact and who will be more of a slow burn?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The temperature on the field was scorching, yet Ryan started off cold.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historic data According to NIFC records for 2024, lightning ignited 305 fires in California, scorching 90,206 acres of wildland.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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What the foreign minister’s role in the process would be was unclear, but the government of President Lee Jae Myung was trying to quickly contain simmering discontent in the country about how its nationals were being treated by US law enforcement.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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And in workplaces across the country, stress continues to simmer under cultures that prize constant availability.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hopper's conviction comes more than a year after the 2024 conviction of Marius Gustavson, the owner of the website where Hopper had accessed pornography related to body modification and body harm.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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McQuarrie peppers snippets of the earlier films throughout, resurfacing not just moments of high-octane action but also lacerating losses.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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This is another trait of Mr. McNally’s: lacerating self-analysis, paired with knowing humor.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Stir in pecans and cook, stirring often, until nuts are toasted and butter is browned, 5 to 7 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Try Malpeque, for a signature meal cooked on an open-flame grill, where each dish incorporates an element of smoke, char or fire and the sunsets are spectacular.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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All was topped with juicy (not chewy) shrimp, parboiled pieces of asparagus, and a blend of five Italian cheeses.—
Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after Thomas More, a leading statesman and longtime friend of Henry VIII, was executed on July 6, 1535, his head was parboiled and tarred, then stuck on a spike on London Bridge as a warning not to defy the king.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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But the scars from that era are still very much present in society, and the son, Im Dong-hwan, represents the youth of today who are trying to come to terms with that generational complexity and its legacy.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Extensive research in the past few years has shown that the scars of redlining persist, particularly in terms of poorer health outcomes for residents of those areas.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Scald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scald. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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