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Recent Examples of singe
The fire was 34% contained as of Monday morning and has singed over 400,000 acres and destroyed 640 structures, the Redding Record Searchlight — a part of the USA TODAY Network — reported.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
In addition to the Quarry and Stone Canyon fires, Colorado is also grappling with the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has singed more than 5,000 acres north of Denver and was 0% contained as of Tuesday.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
In addition to the Quarry and Stone Canyon fires, Colorado is also grappling with the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has singed more than 5,000 acres north of Denver and was 0% contained as of Tuesday.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singe
Verb
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Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways, and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The park’s Furnace Creek area is particularly scorching.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Comic Cole Garrett was first up, his manic style scorching the walls.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Muhammad still works part-time at Epcot, baking for both restaurants and festivals.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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Part of the problem is baked into the material and was present back in the 1990s.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Singe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singe. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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