as in burnt
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
The private homes of top Nepalese political leaders—including the nation's president—were torched by demonstrators who took to the streets in a stand against a social media ban.
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Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Some even torched Gurung’s home early Tuesday.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Diners can order up to 12 pieces of nigiri and temaki during their one-hour time slot (think torched salmon with Kewpie and bluefin tuna brushed with kabayaki sauce.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The Glass Fire has been more destructive than the Zogg Fire, which has damaged or destroyed 180 structures and torched 56,000 acres, though there have yet to be an injuries or fatalities reported in the Glass Fire.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Huse torched ham in his backyard for Cuban sandwiches and celebrated birthdays with epic cakes and flaming desserts.
—Gabrielle Calise, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half, Dwyer torched North Carolina for 92 yards while catching all seven of his targets.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
On a world that was just ground to flour by ice sheets, and then torched by absurd levels of carbon dioxide, this was a rock-weathering fever dream.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Wildfire in northern California triggers air quality alerts The Pickett Fire is largely burning within the footrptint of the Glass Fire, a destructive blaze that destroyed more than 105 square miles of land and torched about 1,500 structures in Napa and Sonoma counties in 2020.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Some even torched Gurung’s home early Tuesday.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Diners can order up to 12 pieces of nigiri and temaki during their one-hour time slot (think torched salmon with Kewpie and bluefin tuna brushed with kabayaki sauce.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The Glass Fire has been more destructive than the Zogg Fire, which has damaged or destroyed 180 structures and torched 56,000 acres, though there have yet to be an injuries or fatalities reported in the Glass Fire.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Huse torched ham in his backyard for Cuban sandwiches and celebrated birthdays with epic cakes and flaming desserts.
—Gabrielle Calise, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In the first half, Dwyer torched North Carolina for 92 yards while catching all seven of his targets.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
On a world that was just ground to flour by ice sheets, and then torched by absurd levels of carbon dioxide, this was a rock-weathering fever dream.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Wildfire in northern California triggers air quality alerts The Pickett Fire is largely burning within the footrptint of the Glass Fire, a destructive blaze that destroyed more than 105 square miles of land and torched about 1,500 structures in Napa and Sonoma counties in 2020.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torched
burned
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Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC records.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Torched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torched. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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