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or burnt
as in scorched
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or burnt
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as in glowed
to be on fire especially brightly
all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn
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as in lighted
to set (something) on fire
it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink
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as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work
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as in flared
to shine with a bright harsh light
the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long
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as in caught
to cause to believe what is untrue
he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now
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as in consumed
to make complete use of
heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations
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Recent Examples of burned
William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Advocates want burned playground under bridge to become skatepark.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Exclusivity, not wastefulness is burned into Grand Hôtel’s DNA.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Airlines burned more fuel to navigate increasingly turbulent skies, and lawsuits over dwindling water supplies in the Midwest revealed escalating tensions over natural resources.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Loudspeakers that once broadcast the call to prayer were bent and burned.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The Horton Fire northeast of Payson burned more than 600 acres of forest by Saturday and was 0% contained, according to the authorities with the Tonto National Forest.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve may be a good time to roast chestnuts on the fire (or maybe toast marshmallows), but Parker Solar Probe scientists have built their spacecraft to avoid getting burned by the sun.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Capitol and White House in Washington, DC were burned to the ground in the war.
—William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Advocates want burned playground under bridge to become skatepark.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Exclusivity, not wastefulness is burned into Grand Hôtel’s DNA.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Airlines burned more fuel to navigate increasingly turbulent skies, and lawsuits over dwindling water supplies in the Midwest revealed escalating tensions over natural resources.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Loudspeakers that once broadcast the call to prayer were bent and burned.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The Horton Fire northeast of Payson burned more than 600 acres of forest by Saturday and was 0% contained, according to the authorities with the Tonto National Forest.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Christmas Eve may be a good time to roast chestnuts on the fire (or maybe toast marshmallows), but Parker Solar Probe scientists have built their spacecraft to avoid getting burned by the sun.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned
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Last week, Simcha Graiman, a worker with Zaka, a volunteer Israeli rescue organization, scraped a scorched home in Kibbutz Holit for ashes.Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
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Smoking heaps of rubble lay piled high next to the waterfront and gray smoke hovered over the leafless skeletons of scorched trees.JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
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After Monday’s morning skate in Nationwide Arena, Patrik Laine of the Montreal Canadiens sounded off on his former club, the Columbus Blue Jackets, saying the organization wasn’t committed to winning and was caught in a vicious cycle of losing during his four seasons in Columbus.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Once the show goes wrong, no one wants to be caught in the rush for the exits.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gas is responsible for about 75 percent of the electricity consumed in Florida, the complaint states.Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Francis plays Joe Gillis, a young writer down on his luck until he is consumed into the world of Scherzinger’s character Norma Desmond, a seemingly obsolete and delusional old movie star.Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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The finish is kissed with a touch of singed spearmint, lending it excellent freshness alongside the more mature barrel-aging notes of its decade-long repose.Brian Freedman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The ground was now full of enormous potholes covered by thin layers of singed plants.Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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This, as war raged in Europe, with Putin’s brutal campaign against Ukraine.Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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During a House Democratic caucus meeting, Jeffries presided over what sources described as an energetic caucus in which Democrats raged over being cut out of negotiations on the bill.Andrew Solender, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yet tensions between the two countries have flared.Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tempers kind of flared a little on the sideline.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Following the dismissal, Morrissey argued that the judge had been misled by the defense, and that the bullets were irrelevant to the case.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
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Iran appears to have been misled by the façade of a capable and stable government in Damascus, even though Tehran itself had helped Assad craft this illusion.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Burned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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