singe

as in to char
to burn on the surface the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way

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Recent Examples of singe The fire was 34% contained as of Monday morning and has singed over 400,000 acres and destroyed 640 structures, the Redding Record Searchlight — a part of the USA TODAY Network — reported. James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 In addition to the Quarry and Stone Canyon fires, Colorado is also grappling with the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has singed more than 5,000 acres north of Denver and was 0% contained as of Tuesday. Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024 Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness. Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024 The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for singe 
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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
  • Aged in used, charred new, or uncharred new oak barrels (up to a 700-liter maximum capacity), stored only in the United States.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 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
  • 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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  • The only difference is that the new Scribe comes with these features baked in.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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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“Singe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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