as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
No, the Giants will not incinerate their charming ballpark on the shores of McCovey Cove.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The space agency that revolutionized our view of the Universe through its flagship missions like Voyager, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and JWST is at risk of having nearly its entire mission portfolio incinerated.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Over eons, these increasingly dense elements burn away within the core as lighter elements incinerate across successive, encompassing layers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
The Watts uprising of 1965, in Los Angeles, incinerated hundreds of buildings.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The space agency that revolutionized our view of the Universe through its flagship missions like Voyager, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and JWST is at risk of having nearly its entire mission portfolio incinerated.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Over eons, these increasingly dense elements burn away within the core as lighter elements incinerate across successive, encompassing layers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
The Watts uprising of 1965, in Los Angeles, incinerated hundreds of buildings.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel needs to incapacitate Hamas in the city to avoid a repeat of the October 7 attack that ignited the war.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The effort sparked the offense and ignited the home crowd.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lapin and her family were among the more than 150,000 people throughout Los Angeles forced to evacuate their homes because of the blazes, which burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed over 16,000 structures.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC records.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sheen was fired from the series in 2011.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dowd was fired later that evening.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Bureau of Land Management confirmed to USA TODAY that cremated human remains were found outside Searchlight, Nevada.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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What if your old bottle of cooking oil could help save the planet and your smartphone?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Everything Jackman cooks is an invitation to see this region in its most delicious light.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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