as in burn
a burn left on the skin that is caused by hot liquid or steam
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as in to bruise
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Recent Examples of scald
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.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2024
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Pull a bag out of the package, toss it in the microwave, wait just long enough to not scald your fingers (been there), tear open the bag and eat.
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Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Applying a thin layer of lawn soil might help protect the green runners from sun scald but is probably not necessary.
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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.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2024
Verb
In loose soil, gravel, or cracks in walkways, boiling water can penetrate and scald the root system directly.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Pull a bag out of the package, toss it in the microwave, wait just long enough to not scald your fingers (been there), tear open the bag and eat.
—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scald
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Lagree is everywhere on social media right now, with celebrities and trainers raving about the burn from a machine called the Megaformer.
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Engelhart said the worker suffered some burns, but they're expected to survive.
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Fruits such as strawberries and raspberries have a narrow harvest window and can bruise easily during picking, transportation and storage.
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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.
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Most of Georgia will be back under a heat advisory on Tuesday as a dangerous heat wave continues to scorch parts of the United States.
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Hot and even moderately hot pans will scorch the 10% resin content, turning it brown or yellow.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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The matter simmered until February 24, 1976, when the board, after one of its regular meetings, asked Irving Carroll and Ernest Valenze, the principals of Island Trees’ two high schools, to remove the books from the library shelves.
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Although the petition against the fireworks was not started by the nonprofit, the group shares concerns about the event and sent a letter to officials last month outlining the harms caused by the fireworks.
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Some ships, eager to get out of harm’s the war’s way, may have their vessels towed tug their boats out of the strait before they’re cleaned.
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That biography took the form of a dark romance between the self-lacerating Louis and his fiercely loving but brutal maker, Lestat, filtered through the former’s brooding subjectivity.
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The industry’s issues have come up in debates and on the campaign trail, certainly, but perhaps not so much as challenger (and ex-reality TV villain) Spencer Pratt’s lacerating AI videos about Bass’ role in last year’s devastating Pacific Palisades fires.
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Yet many of us will do it anyway, whether to get a break from cooking a meal at home or as a way to spend time with friends and family.
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If timing varies, start the longer-cooking veggies first, then add the quicker-cooking veggies.
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Gnocchi and mushrooms roast without parboiling, then get finished with creamy ricotta and lemon to cut through the richness.
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It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled.
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“Scald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scald. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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