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Recent Examples of singed
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed.
—Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Two homes flanking the Shultas Place residence were singed when winds fanned the flames outward, but firefighters were able to stop them from completely catching fire, the Hartford Courant reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singed
Verb
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The 1-4 Fire that sparked Tuesday in Mariposa County, northwest of Chowchilla, has charred 3,802 acres as of Wednesday.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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So far this year, nearly two dozen large wildfires have charred roughly 218,000 acres in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sparked by faulty electrical transmission lines and fueled by high winds, the Camp Fire scorched over 150,000 acres and nearly wiped the town of Paradise off the map.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The sun lit the sky, scorched the roofs, but there were no longer shadows of boys running shirtless down the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Jeffery Harris takes a big scoop of butter and adds it to a saute pan containing a seared filet of Louisiana red fish.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Start with something from the raw bar (cold water oysters or clams on the half shell are good choices), then opt for the Key West Shrimp Tempura with mango chutney or Caribbean Special pan-seared grouper with pineapple salsa.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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