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adjective

Definition of scorchednext
as in burned

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verb

past tense of scorch
1
as in charred
to burn on the surface the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire

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2
as in dried
to make dry weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

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Recent Examples of scorched
Adjective
If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves. — 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. — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Monday, the blaze jumped a control line and initially scorched another 40 acres, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit organization and app that tracks fires. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 In the Madrid region alone, 6,000 hectares (23 square miles) burnt overnight, taking the total area scorched in that region to 34,000 hectares (131 square miles) in just the last few days, Ayuso said. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scorched
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorched
  1. burned
  2. charred
  3. dried
  4. seared
  5. incinerated
  6. scorching
Adjective
  • 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
  • Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of burned
Verb
  • His attorneys said the blast melted decorative lighting on his balcony, charred the railing and melted sections of artificial turf.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The burn area is just east of Lost City and includes Mount Ararat as well as portions of the burn scar from the 2020 Walker Fire, which charred 1,455 acres.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of charred
Verb
  • Cook the pasta until just shy of al dente (fresh pasta needs only 1-2 minutes; dried will take longer per the package).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If the sunscreen has already dried, gently scrape away any excess product using an old toothbrush or plastic scraper.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dried
Adjective
  • Pan seared salmon is lush with a creamy radish sauce and pine nuts.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • For fish lovers both a pan-seared salmon and trout almondine are on offer.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of seared
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of incinerated
Adjective
  • At the Jersey Shore, the heat index hit a scorching 109 degrees on Friday.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And when scorching days are followed by nights that never cool, the body doesn’t have a chance to recover.
    — Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
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