as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
But Walker’s shop was reduced to rubble, the merchandise incinerated by the inferno.
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Of course, being Final Destination, the operation goes horribly wrong: The laser becomes super-charged and begins incinerating her eyeball.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
The coup de grace will come some five billion years from now, when our expanding red giant sun engulfs and incinerates poor little Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 May 2025
The Sistine Chapel Signal: Smoke and Bells Ballots are incinerated after each voting session in a special stove in the Sistine Chapel.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Of course, being Final Destination, the operation goes horribly wrong: The laser becomes super-charged and begins incinerating her eyeball.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
The coup de grace will come some five billion years from now, when our expanding red giant sun engulfs and incinerates poor little Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 May 2025
The Sistine Chapel Signal: Smoke and Bells Ballots are incinerated after each voting session in a special stove in the Sistine Chapel.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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During the tussle, the suspect was able to ignite the fuel, setting fire to one of the probation officers, the department wrote in a post on Facebook.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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But there is a wider discontent among the MAGA base that the president must contend with as well, according to experts, who point out how parts of the populist movement that ignited his initial candidacy in 2016 and catapulted him back to power last year are beginning to feel alienated.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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Montano turned toward the officer, prosecutors said, and both fired weapons.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Apparently, Señor Musk is now working for the government and firing a lot of people from their jobs—and really enjoying it.—
Larry David,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Elysium Space also contracted to have cremated human remains and DNA of clients placed aboard the lunar lander.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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All of the bodies, including those cremated, were recovered.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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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
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No, a frozen meal won't ever taste like mama just finished cooking it, but good ones can hit the comfort-food spot and still fill up your belly.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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While the red and black varieties have a slightly stronger taste, take longer to cook, and retain more crunch than the white, all quinoa is highly nutritious.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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