as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
Firefighters on the ground can’t battle the flames on streets and hillsides without fear they’ll be incinerated.
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Two fires incinerated the original Randsburg in 1898.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
As of Sunday afternoon, the wildfire incinerated 1,200 acres and was 0% contained, according to the SCFC.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The Palisades and Eaton fires incinerated homes, cars and everything in them: plastics, electronics, batteries, asbestos, lead pipes and household chemicals.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Two fires incinerated the original Randsburg in 1898.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
As of Sunday afternoon, the wildfire incinerated 1,200 acres and was 0% contained, according to the SCFC.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The Palisades and Eaton fires incinerated homes, cars and everything in them: plastics, electronics, batteries, asbestos, lead pipes and household chemicals.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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Officials said both fires were ignited by human activity and neither were contained as of Monday night.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly the case in healthcare, where a singular experience ignites a passion to fix a very real problem.—
Mark Francis,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 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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Smith stressed that no shots were fired during the incident.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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On the last day of the season, when the apprentices had been winnowed from 16 to two, then-emcee Donald Trump fired Annie on national television in favor of the comedienne Joan Rivers.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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In bodycam footage from outside the actor’s home, Elizabeth requested that an officer cremate the couple’s deceased dog, Zinna, and bury the remains with Arakawa.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pits within the site were used for at least four burials, with one adult who was cremated and three children who were not cremated.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 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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Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Meal prep staple ingredients like cooked vegetables or proteins like chicken, fish, and eggs.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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The task is ostensibly simple: A team of chefs cut food, cook food, and serve up finished dishes to a zombie army known as the, ahem, Unbread.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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