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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
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
Their father had been murdered in their home, which was then looted and burnt to the ground.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The fire burned a total of 23,526 acres and ultimately involved 191 personnel, five crews, three helicopters and six fire engines along with numerous air tankers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
This year's summer winds washed thousands of plastic pellets ashore near Colombo, Sri Lanka, three years after a massive fire aboard the X-Press Pearl burned for days and sank the vessel a few miles offshore.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Introduced in 2003, two years after Steve Jobs launched the iPod, the iTunes Store enabled people to pay 99 cents per song that could be played on a PC, burned onto a CD, or transferred to an iPod.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Investors, having been burned by prior geopolitical scares that quickly fizzled, have grown numb to the cascade of crises around the world.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
When Arthur is found guilty, the courthouse is attacked by a car bomb, leaving half of Harvey’s face burned.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
Their father had been murdered in their home, which was then looted and burnt to the ground.
—Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The fire burned a total of 23,526 acres and ultimately involved 191 personnel, five crews, three helicopters and six fire engines along with numerous air tankers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
This year's summer winds washed thousands of plastic pellets ashore near Colombo, Sri Lanka, three years after a massive fire aboard the X-Press Pearl burned for days and sank the vessel a few miles offshore.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Introduced in 2003, two years after Steve Jobs launched the iPod, the iTunes Store enabled people to pay 99 cents per song that could be played on a PC, burned onto a CD, or transferred to an iPod.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Investors, having been burned by prior geopolitical scares that quickly fizzled, have grown numb to the cascade of crises around the world.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 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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Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Four players ran in touchdowns and Flynn Schiele and Nick Stone caught scoring passes as well.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The region has been consumed by war for more than a year, first between Israel and Hamas, and increasingly involving Lebanon and Iran.nbcnews.com, nbcnews.com, 13 Nov. 2024
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The drink is typically consumed in Venice alongside cicchetti, which are composed snacks like a nice cheese or meat on toast or cod fritters, often consumed at small bars and eateries around Venice, often while standing, explained cookbook author Katie Parla.Gina Pace, Forbes, 21 Oct. 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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Polaris Program/John Kraus A white spacecraft, lightly toasted like a marshmallow and smelling of singed metal, fell out of the night sky early on Sunday morning and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico not all that far from Key West.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2024
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For two decades, the organization has raged against government and corporate attempts to amass information on gun buyers.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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While Pierce raged against the lecture on X, the actor best known for his roles in Suits and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, appeared on CNN on Wednesday to walk back his online rant.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
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An upright nose with a three-bar gloss black grille, horizontal running lights and headlights lead to a long hood and flared front fenders.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
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But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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No one likes to believe they can be misled by authority, but history tells us otherwise.Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The company is embroiled in numerous lawsuits over the features, including from Tesla investors who claim they were misled.Andy Kalmowitz, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2024
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Following a trail blazed by Rihanna For years, major makeup brands largely catered to lighter skin tones.Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Following a trail blazed by Rihanna For years, major makeup brands largely catered to lighter skin tones.Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Burned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burned. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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