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as in to dry
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorch
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles have scorched an area larger than the size of Paris and two are already the most destructive in Southern California history.
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Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Those rocketing embers eventually pushed west from Eaton Canyon into central Altadena, scorching a path of destruction that seemed unimaginable even in a community familiar to wildfire.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The biggest and most destructive of the L.A. blazes, the Palisades Fire, has scorched 23,713 acres (9,596 ha) and is just 31% contained.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Those rocketing embers eventually pushed west from Eaton Canyon into central Altadena, scorching a path of destruction that seemed unimaginable even in a community familiar to wildfire.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The biggest and most destructive of the L.A. blazes, the Palisades Fire, has scorched 23,713 acres (9,596 ha) and is just 31% contained.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorch
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It was then finished in new French fine-grain oak barrels that underwent a very specific toasting and charring procedure, the exact details of which are not revealed.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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Along Highview Avenue, the fire burned down to the curbs, charring numbers that identified which house had once stood where.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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My swimsuit hangs limp over the edge, drying in the warm embrace of the Salvadoran sun.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.—
Guy Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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The oak and sycamore trees, which would have taken decades, if not centuries to return if they had been killed by the fire, were still standing, some just lightly singed.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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One study shows that toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted when synthetic hair is singed or heated at temperatures of 250°C and above.—
Kiara Byrd,
Allure,
31 Oct. 2024
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Some people picked up baking bread or running during isolation, but Tess decided to pick up a ball python.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Pour the filling into the warm tart shell and bake on baking sheet on the middle rack until set, about 25 minutes.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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