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Once stabilized, rapidly increasing the heat melted the lithium hydroxide more evenly around the particles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026 -
Years of angst over the changing of the guard at the media giant, Dow Jones component and larger-than-life American capitalist symbol melted away.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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This year, Keeping said, wildfires on several continents have already scorched an Alaska-sized area of land—more than half a million square miles—50 percent more than average over the past 25 years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Birria is a traditional stew from Jalisco, slow-cooked until tender and rich.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Asia, Allyssia and Alivia Yarbrough, who, according to the Daily Mail, all have large numbers of followers, had an issue with how their steaks had been cooked at Arthur's Prime Steakhouse on Sunday.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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There are franchise social teams locked in a creative arms race that began with the Seahawks’ 2016 cupcake video and has since escalated into a leaguewide content Hunger Games, where every team is one bad parody away from being roasted by its own fans.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Brady got his revenge against Hart two years after Hart roasted Brady for his own love life during Netflix’s 2024 roast of the former NFL athlete.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Hard feelings broiled under the surface.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cook under the broiler for 4 to 5 minutes until slightly charred on top then remove them from the oven.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Even a minute or two can make the difference between lightly scorched and completely charred.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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“Sweltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltered. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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