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Recent Examples of singe
How the flames singed the corners of everything, a childhood charred by fear.
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Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Underneath bitcoin's near all-time highs, many investors remain singed and sidelined from crypto winter's effects.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Raleigh McCool, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
Underneath bitcoin's near all-time highs, many investors remain singed and sidelined from crypto winter's effects.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singe
Verb
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Legend has it that the discovery came either from a warehouse fire that charred his casks or from experimenting with reusing sugar barrels by burning them clean.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Photos show the vehicle charred as people gather around it.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And there’s a chance next summer’s temperatures could fall back to 2024’s scorching numbers if the A’s decide to play more day games at Sutter Health Park.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Wildfires have already made headlines this year, thanks to the horrific fires in the Los Angeles area in January, which scorched tens of thousands of acres and left dozens, perhaps hundreds dead.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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As much as Tepper would like everyone to appreciate the subtle pleasures of a plain bagel shaped by hand, baked each morning, and finished with just a schmear of good cream cheese, Circles is also very much a toppings shop.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The idea of theater is baked into S&M—which is to say, into the literature that gives rise to the S and the M.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Singe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singe. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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