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as in to dry
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Summer is here, and so are the heat waves, scorching temperatures, and for some folks, sleepless nights.
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 24 June 2025
Then, Thursday’s match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, between Palmeiras and Al Ahly was also suspended briefly as flash storms rolled through the region amid scorching heat that left fans scrambling for shade and water.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Temperatures that scorched part of the Bay Area on Tuesday and Wednesday were set to fall by at least double-digits on Thursday, in large part because of winds created by low pressure high in the atmosphere that kept a two-day heat-up from gaining any traction.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Witt was scorching to start the season, batting .322 with an OPS of .863 in March and April.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 24 June 2025
Then, Thursday’s match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, between Palmeiras and Al Ahly was also suspended briefly as flash storms rolled through the region amid scorching heat that left fans scrambling for shade and water.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Temperatures that scorched part of the Bay Area on Tuesday and Wednesday were set to fall by at least double-digits on Thursday, in large part because of winds created by low pressure high in the atmosphere that kept a two-day heat-up from gaining any traction.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
Witt was scorching to start the season, batting .322 with an OPS of .863 in March and April.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorch
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His striking work, Protest, depicts the bloodshed of Sri Lanka’s long civil war, using books that are charred or rendered illegible, often decorated with symbolic or figurative objects, like toy-soldier figurines marching across a soiled page.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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When a fire charred Gabrielle Ross' face, hand and arm, doctors in Middle Tennessee treated her wounds using something with special healing powers − the placenta donated by a mother after the baby's delivery.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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There were several safety cars during the race, along with changing conditions with periods of intense rain followed by a drying track.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Once the cycle is complete, dry the load on low to medium heat.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Images from the scene showed the family's umbrella singed and snapped in half, with other belongings damaged by the lightning strike.—
Kerry Breen
July 5,
CBS News,
5 July 2025
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The oak and sycamore trees, which would have taken decades, if not centuries to return if they had been killed by the fire, were still standing, some just lightly singed.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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This message is baked into startup culture, tech media, and investor preferences.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Add baking soda: Keep a small open container of baking soda in your fridge to help absorb odors and create less favorable conditions for mold.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
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“Scorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorch. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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