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as in scorched
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalded
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Since the Cameron Peak Fire scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across Northern Colorado in 2020, crews have worked to rebuild damaged communities, restore water infrastructure and replant forests lost to the state's largest wildfire.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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It’s been just four days since firefighters reached 100% containment of the 18,379-acre blaze that scorched about one-third of the island and damaged many prized resources, including the island’s rare Torrey pines.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 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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The man was found critically injured Thursday morning and died at the scene, authorities said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Over several hours, as Carter faded in and out of consciousness on the floor, a 29-year-old gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others before law enforcement breached the club wall with an armored vehicle and killed him.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Each bag is roasted to order and delivered on their preferred schedule.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Dec. 2025
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It is filled with cornbread, sage, and sausage stuffing, and roasted in the oven until golden brown.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Dec. 2025
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Nopales, the iconic pads of the prickly pear cactus, feature prominently in Sonoran cuisine and are prepared and enjoyed in a number of ways, including raw; blended into smoothies; boiled and chopped and added to soups, stews, or salads; or grilled whole and served like a vegetarian steak.—
Von Diaz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Dec. 2025
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These vegetables are typically harvested in late fall and winter and are commonly boiled, pounded, fried or stewed.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
30 Nov. 2025
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The risk now is that the oil shock, like the previous supply shocks that have battered the economy since the pandemic, proves to be sticky.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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But in a 10-round bout at the official Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the champ’s face battered and ego bruised, the Marine won by unanimous decision.—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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In northern Arizona, a pair of wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon North Rim have charred over 70,000 acres of wildland.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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The Cram Fire, which has become the nation's largest wildfire this year, has charred 150 square miles of land, an area larger than the size of Las Vegas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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“Scalded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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