as in igniting
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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With Mercury stationing direct in Pisces — igniting your expressive fifth house of love, creativity and passion — everything from your hobbies to your romantic longings is getting back on track.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025 -
The Table Rock Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres total in South Carolina and North Carolina since igniting on March 21, the South Carolina Forestry Commission said Tuesday.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Most feature a king-size bed, wood-burning stove, plenty of knotty wood furniture, and fresh white linens.—
Maggie Fuller,
AFAR Media,
3 Jan. 2025
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This wasn’t the first time Booth had felt this way, either, as team sources say Booth considered firing Malone heading into the 2023 championship run.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Denver Nuggets will face the Kings on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento in their first game since firing coach Michael Malone.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Incinerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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