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Recent Examples of singeing
Five digital heat settings make temperature adjustment simple, and the ceramic plates are gentle enough to use on any hair type without singeing.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Anyone who lives in the Valley knows that spring is just a cruel tease anyway, a little taste of paradise before eyebrow-singeing heat is upon us.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers.
—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Anyone who lives in the Valley knows that spring is just a cruel tease anyway, a little taste of paradise before eyebrow-singeing heat is upon us.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singeing
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Rather than charring corn on the grill, this recipe calls for wrapping the cobs in foil packets and cooking them on the grill.
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Unexpectedly high degrees of charring on Orion's heat shield during that mission led engineers to alter the spacecraft's course to prevent a recurrence on Artemis 2, but, as is anything untested in space, there is always risk involved.
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Since Dylan’s death in 2011, hundreds more children in the UK have drowned seeking relief from scorching temperatures in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and quarries.
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The rest of the week will be scorching hot with highs reaching the upper 90s and 100s.
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“Singeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singeing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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