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Recent Examples of singeThe 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 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 See All Example Sentences for singe
The nose opens with aromas of rye toast, caramel, cinnamon, clove, charred oak, and a hint of baked pear.
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Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
The fire caused $445,000 in property damage and content loss and damaged two homes on either side of the lot.
Bricks, burned wood, and charred remains sit taped off at the site.
As if this summer's scorching weather prediction from the Old Farmer's Almanac wasn't enough to set us all—ahem—ablaze, hurricane season 2025 is also poised to set some records.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
Scrutiny circled them after Game 3, when a struggling Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t defer to a scorching Williams down the stretch.
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