incinerate
verb
in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt 
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
Examples of incinerate in a Sentence
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Much of that waste is incinerated or ends up in a landfill, with only 2 percent of post-consumer textiles in Europe diverted to fiber-to-fiber recycling.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Nearby cars were incinerated and almost 300 other buildings were damaged or destroyed.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In January, Katie Clark’s one-bedroom rental of more than 15 years, and nearly everything inside, was incinerated by Los Angeles County’s Eaton fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
—Jeremy Lindenfeld, ProPublica, 9 July 2025
When conditions are exceedingly dry and the heat generated by a wildfire reaches a certain point, every plant species will incinerate.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Nearby cars were incinerated and almost 300 other buildings were damaged or destroyed.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In January, Katie Clark’s one-bedroom rental of more than 15 years, and nearly everything inside, was incinerated by Los Angeles County’s Eaton fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.
—Jeremy Lindenfeld, ProPublica, 9 July 2025
When conditions are exceedingly dry and the heat generated by a wildfire reaches a certain point, every plant species will incinerate.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incinerate
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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incinerate
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in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
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