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weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorched
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
For blocks and blocks, rows of brick chimneys stood defiant, unshakable among the rubble of scorched homes.
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Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Remove Dead Flowers but Don't Overprune Remove dead flowers but leave any partially dead or scorched leaves in place.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Adjective
For this method, coffee is roasted at the lowest possible temperature for the shortest possible time to avoid a scorched flavor.
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Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
For blocks and blocks, rows of brick chimneys stood defiant, unshakable among the rubble of scorched homes.
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Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
By Thursday afternoon, Quarry 2 had burned more than 17,000 acres while Wells had scorched 600, according to the Florida Forest Service fire map.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Remove Dead Flowers but Don't Overprune Remove dead flowers but leave any partially dead or scorched leaves in place.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 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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Just set the dogs over indirect heat, turning as needed, until charred (about 3 minutes).
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Broil, turning once halfway through cooking, until salmon just flakes (145°F) and peaches are lightly charred, 10 to 12 minutes.
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The creamy dressing is made with Greek yogurt, lots of fresh and dried dill, and lemon juice, and the plate gets plenty of color from radishes, cherry tomatoes, and avocado.
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Most can’t be dried in the dryer, but drying them on a hanger or using clothespins can cause the fabric to stretch out in all the wrong places.
Adjective
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With plenty of black cherry, caramel, and singed vanilla, this is immediately appealing as soon as it’s poured.
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Lu says his brother performed bold chemistry experiments that sometimes ended with singed eyebrows or small explosions.
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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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Beyond Mutra, other restaurants specializing in Israeli cuisine have earned stars or recognition from Michelin, including the one-star Shabour in Paris, where Israeli chef Assaf Granit serves plates of seared mullet as a take on bouillabaisse, and semolina pudding with orange blossom.
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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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Central Floridians are about to feel the scorching rays of summer, and so are their air conditioning units, which will be working overtime to cool down homes during triple-digit blasts of heat.
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Oh, and the win was the fourth consecutive victory for the scorching-hot Fever.
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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