as in burned
to set (something) on fire
police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
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Recent Examples of torched
Wildfires have torched more than 26,000 acres in California this week, forcing 45,000 evacuations and signaling an early start to the area’s typical fire season.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Shouldering an even heavier load without Boston in the paint, Clark torched the Storm defense, dropping a team-high 21 points and dishing out 10 assists along with seven rebounds.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Also reeling from a fire death are friends and relatives of Oreste Deleon, 70, a Bronx landlord who died along with two tenants on May 6 when an arsonist torched his Mott Haven building.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The Eaton Fire torched vehicles in driveways, leaving behind metal contamination.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
The Vikings torched the Packers in the 2022 season opener.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 May 2026
And while Daniel Jones, who torched the Dolphins for 272 yards passing and three total touchdowns in 2025, might not suit up amid his recovery from a ruptured Achilles, don’t think that this Colts team can be overlooked.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
After Minnesota killed the first penalty of the game — an accomplishment of note with the way the Wild penalty kill was torched in the first two games — Kaprizov opened the scoring with the teams skating 4-on-4, completing a speedy rush to the net after a set-up pass from Faber.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
During the June 2025 anti-ICE protests in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators smashed, spray-painted, and torched at least six Waymo robotaxis.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Shouldering an even heavier load without Boston in the paint, Clark torched the Storm defense, dropping a team-high 21 points and dishing out 10 assists along with seven rebounds.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Also reeling from a fire death are friends and relatives of Oreste Deleon, 70, a Bronx landlord who died along with two tenants on May 6 when an arsonist torched his Mott Haven building.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The Eaton Fire torched vehicles in driveways, leaving behind metal contamination.
—Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
The Vikings torched the Packers in the 2022 season opener.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 May 2026
And while Daniel Jones, who torched the Dolphins for 272 yards passing and three total touchdowns in 2025, might not suit up amid his recovery from a ruptured Achilles, don’t think that this Colts team can be overlooked.
—Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
After Minnesota killed the first penalty of the game — an accomplishment of note with the way the Wild penalty kill was torched in the first two games — Kaprizov opened the scoring with the teams skating 4-on-4, completing a speedy rush to the net after a set-up pass from Faber.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
During the June 2025 anti-ICE protests in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators smashed, spray-painted, and torched at least six Waymo robotaxis.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torched
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Deputy Senior Commissioner Jean Claude Mukendi, head of the public security department in Ituri Province, said the individuals who burned the tents did not understand the protocols surrounding Ebola burials.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Based on Harris’ 2018 off-Broadway play of the same name, which received three Obie Awards, Is God Is follows twin sisters Racine (Kara Young) and Anaia (Mallori Johnson), who were burned as babies in a fire.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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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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“Torched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torched. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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