as in to scorch
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Recent Examples of frizzle
Katey Clifford, al, 25 Sep. 2020
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
Noun
To house their largest animals, like giraffes, rhinos and elephants, to their smallest like frizzle chickens and Asian small-clawed otters, the park was built to serve their 300 species and 5,000-plus animals in honor of Walt Disney’s original philosophy of conservation.
—Katey Clifford, al, 25 Sep. 2020
Verb
From Julia Child-style French omelets and frizzled eggs to poached and hard-boiled, there are dozens of ways to create your own personal perfect egg recipe (or potentially be at risk for these common egg mistakes).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frizzle
Noun
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The Leave-In Conditioner delivers weightless hydration and frizz control, allowing curls and coils to retain moisture and definition throughout the day.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 May 2025
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Pickens is one of the league’s best go-ball receivers and has feasted on hitches, curls and comebacks.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Scrutiny circled them after Game 3, when a struggling Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t defer to a scorching Williams down the stretch.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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As if this summer's scorching weather prediction from the Old Farmer's Almanac wasn't enough to set us all—ahem—ablaze, hurricane season 2025 is also poised to set some records.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The girls cooked lunch over campfires, pumped the water from wells and took younger girls on their first overnight campout.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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If cooking a whole lobster, instead of using fish stock for the aioli, after removing the meat from the shell, boil the lobster shells in a pot of water for about 5 minutes.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Verb
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And two, baking soda is an indiscriminate weed killer that poisons the soil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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This week’s extreme heat is projected to continue baking Texas and parts of the southern and central United States on Friday and into the weekend.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Once guests trickle in, some items may need to be popped in the oven to reheat or broil, but nothing should still need cooking at this stage.—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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Copeland broils her fish in a homemade marinade of brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce and white wine vinegar, pairing it with sweet potato mash on the side.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The nose opens with aromas of rye toast, caramel, cinnamon, clove, charred oak, and a hint of baked pear.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The fire caused $445,000 in property damage and content loss and damaged two homes on either side of the lot. Bricks, burned wood, and charred remains sit taped off at the site.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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On Sunday afternoon, the Camp House Fire near Brimson ignited, and on Monday morning, the Jenkins Creek Fire ignited a few miles northwest of the Camp House Fire.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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This ignited a profoundly personal and heated rivalry between the former best friends.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Frizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizzle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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