as in burnt
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as in dried
to make dry
the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun
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Verb
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Also on offer will be a Vietnamese hollow donut coated in everything seasoning and filled with salmon pastrami and charred scallion cream cheese.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Some rooms are visibly charred from the fire, while others appear cluttered and decrepit due to a lack of maintenance over the years.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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The exterior of that building, a large commercial and industrial structure, was scorched by the flames but the firefighters managed to keep that adjacent building from become involved in the blaze.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
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That fire scorched 153,000 acres, destroyed 18,800 structures and killed 85 people.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
16 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Image ‘Eric LaRue’ Directed by Michael Shannon, this searing drama centers on Janice (Judy Greer), who struggles to cope after her son commits a school shooting.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Seared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seared. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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