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verb

past tense of scorch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scorched
Adjective
The investigation has zeroed in on a scorched ridgeline above an exclusive neighborhood known as the Highlands, a community perched in the mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025 Debris from the scorched homes near Malibu's Big Rock will end up in the ocean as well -- by wind and sea -- due to the proximity to the coastline, Synolakis said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Texas wildfires scorched 500,000 acres within 24 hours of ignition. Jim Foerster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 As of Sunday evening, the fire had scorched a little over 4,000 acres and was 49% contained. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for scorched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorched
Verb
  • Also on offer will be a Vietnamese hollow donut coated in everything seasoning and filled with salmon pastrami and charred scallion cream cheese.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Some rooms are visibly charred from the fire, while others appear cluttered and decrepit due to a lack of maintenance over the years.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Be aware that, once dormancy is broken, flower buds on the stems are also vulnerable to frost/freeze damage, and that might not be as evident as the singed edges or distorted-leaf symptoms on expanding foliage.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025

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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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