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weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorched
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
4 Feb. 2026
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
That’s because chocolate burns easily, and once scorched, it usually cannot be repaired.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
The wildland firefighters assigned to the Rifle County, Colorado, Helitack crew were among the first to arrive at the Knowles Fire Saturday, as the fast-moving blaze scorched the state’s western border.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
That’s because chocolate burns easily, and once scorched, it usually cannot be repaired.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorched
Adjective
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Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.
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Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
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Cook, turning every few minutes, until the corn is tender and lightly charred on all sides, about 12–15 minutes total.
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Grill, uncovered, turning often, until charred in spots and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts and/or wings registers 160°, about 5 minutes more.
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The remaining cathode material is dried and ground into a fine black powder.
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The fins were dried, collected and later analyzed by researchers.
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Every guest will enjoy a prix fixe menu of steak, a seared romaine parmesan salad and bottomless fries.
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DiMaria says it can be grilled or pan-seared, then cut into strips or cubes for a main dish.
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Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.
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Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public.
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Then there was Felix Olivero, wearing a purple Argentina jersey and matching hat, leaning on his crutches under the hot sun on the scorching blacktop of a Hard Rock parking lot.
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The handheld firework burns at a scorching 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,093 degrees Celsius), according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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