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as in to dry
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorch
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have scorched an area larger than the size of Paris and two are already the most destructive in Southern California history.
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Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Those rocketing embers eventually pushed west from Eaton Canyon into central Altadena, scorching a path of destruction that seemed unimaginable even in a community familiar to wildfire.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The biggest and most destructive of the L.A. blazes, the Palisades Fire, has scorched 23,713 acres (9,596 ha) and is just 31% contained.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Those rocketing embers eventually pushed west from Eaton Canyon into central Altadena, scorching a path of destruction that seemed unimaginable even in a community familiar to wildfire.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The biggest and most destructive of the L.A. blazes, the Palisades Fire, has scorched 23,713 acres (9,596 ha) and is just 31% contained.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorch
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Toxic ash, hazardous waste and charred debris left in the wake of the infernos must be cleaned up, plus repairs to infrastructure such as water and electricity, officials said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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But with no water, what now? Fire charred two L.A. music utopias.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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My swimsuit hangs limp over the edge, drying in the warm embrace of the Salvadoran sun.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Even Uncle Gustav, after the giant Swiss Army Knife accident, learned to dry dishes with his feet.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The oak and sycamore trees, which would have taken decades, if not centuries to return if they had been killed by the fire, were still standing, some just lightly singed.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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One study shows that toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted when synthetic hair is singed or heated at temperatures of 250°C and above.—
Kiara Byrd,
Allure,
31 Oct. 2024
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The only difference is that the new Scribe comes with these features baked in.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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But once again, that also seems like a standard thing that people who really like to bake might already have.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Scorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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