: parched or discolored by scorching

Examples of scorched in a Sentence

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The investigation has zeroed in on a scorched ridgeline above an exclusive neighborhood known as the Highlands, a community perched in the mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025 Debris from the scorched homes near Malibu's Big Rock will end up in the ocean as well -- by wind and sea -- due to the proximity to the coastline, Synolakis said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025 The Walsh House, featured in the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, emerged untouched, surrounded by scorched vegetation. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 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 See all Example Sentences for scorched 

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scorched was in 1566

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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorched. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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