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as in to dry
to make dry
the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun
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as in burn
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Recent Examples of sear
Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Cleverly, the mall gives them an opportunity to acclimatize before heading back into the searing heat outside and that's yet another reason why its success is still snowballing after nearly 20 years.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
Grill, roast, sear, or sauté your meals to bring out the natural flavors of your food.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Those of us whose memories have been seared by fire understand the moments of panic and terror of everyone whose life has been scorched by those devastating blazes.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Cleverly, the mall gives them an opportunity to acclimatize before heading back into the searing heat outside and that's yet another reason why its success is still snowballing after nearly 20 years.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The thing is, there's an initial sear on the stovetop just to get a little bit of color, okay?
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
Grill, roast, sear, or sauté your meals to bring out the natural flavors of your food.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sear
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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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Along with mansions and wealthy enclaves, California’s still raging wildfires have charred and turned to ash communities of working-class families.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC News,
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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That said, just because a trail is in the burn area doesn’t mean it was destroyed.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Right now, Trump is fiddling as Los Angeles (and the world) burns.—
David Carlin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Roughly 40,500 acres, much of which is made up of the acres scorched in the Palisades Fire (23,713) and the Eaton Fire (14,021), according to Cal Fire.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The fire scorched three acres and is threatening structures, according to officials. Zones 1894-A,1975-B and 1895 are under mandatory evacuation, according to the city.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Once new skin tissue forms, the wound closes and eventually forms a scar.—
Michael Menna,
Verywell Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Officials are warning that the Los Angeles wildfires could cause devastating impacts long after they've been extinguished, particularly in how the burn scars respond to severe weather events.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Wrap the trunk of very young trees to help protect them from sun scald, making sure to remove it after the last frost in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2024
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Tomatoes grow thicker skins to prevent sun scald that causes brown patches to form on the skin.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
24 July 2024
Noun
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He was ordered to pay the women around $148 million in late 2023 for the harm caused by his lies.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the military, many dogs are trained to detect land mines, helping to protect their handlers and personnel from harm.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over a Zoom call, CEO Walt Leger reflected on the hurt, anger, and sadness our communities currently face while emphasizing the importance of not letting this one evil act overshadow the thousands of safe and joyful days that came before it.—
Janna A. Zanzi,
AFAR Media,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Sear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sear. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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