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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.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA and All-Star guard Luka Doncic went scorched earth in March.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 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.
—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.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Last Tuesday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays’ Andres Gimenez scorched a 106 mph line drive back to the mound and off Feltner’s right hip.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA and All-Star guard Luka Doncic went scorched earth in March.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 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.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Nov. 2025
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Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Three rotisserie chickens remained untouched, sitting charred, still atop their stainless-steel platters in the center of the ring.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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As well as her most recognizable fish, a whole, butterflied white fish, beautifully charred on the grill and painted with both red adobo and a garlic-parsley rub.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This bright take on the deli counter staple has dried cranberries, celery, and sweet pickle relish for a filling and flavorful dish.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The color is rich and dark, as is the flavor with notes of ripe and dried fruit, dark chocolate, roasted espresso beans, raisin, fig, cherry cola, peaches, menthol, and blood orange.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With plenty of black cherry, caramel, and singed vanilla, this is immediately appealing as soon as it’s poured.—
Brian Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lu says his brother performed bold chemistry experiments that sometimes ended with singed eyebrows or small explosions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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In between there’s the elevated-casual Mistral for al fresco Mediterranean favorites like rack of lamb and seared scallops; the Evrima Room for white-table-cloth dining with wine pairings; and Talaat Nam for Thai-fusion and sushi options.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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The chicken schnitzel is a nod to Fredericksburg’s German heritage, while the pan-seared redfish honors the Gulf Coast.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Muncy and Andy Pages, the Dodgers’ scorching-hot seventh hitter, combined to go seven for eight and score seven runs, drive in seven runs and hit four home runs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Mike Trout is off to a scorching start to the season.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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