as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
The issue became a priority after 2020 and 2021 when wildfires in Boulder, Grand and Larimer counties incinerated billions of dollars worth of property.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The notes taken during the conclave are supposed to be burned with the paper ballots, which are incinerated up to twice a day.
—Maria Pasquini, People.com, 7 May 2025
Tiny Solar Homes The Shelly's bathroom is next to the kitchen and is quite compact, with a shower, sink, and a flushing toilet – though this can be upgraded for a composting or incinerating toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
It’s been more than seven years since homes in Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood were incinerated by the Tubbs fire, which swept across Napa and Sonoma counties in a matter of hours before jumping six lanes of the 101 Freeway.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
The notes taken during the conclave are supposed to be burned with the paper ballots, which are incinerated up to twice a day.
—Maria Pasquini, People.com, 7 May 2025
Tiny Solar Homes The Shelly's bathroom is next to the kitchen and is quite compact, with a shower, sink, and a flushing toilet – though this can be upgraded for a composting or incinerating toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
It’s been more than seven years since homes in Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood were incinerated by the Tubbs fire, which swept across Napa and Sonoma counties in a matter of hours before jumping six lanes of the 101 Freeway.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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Mercury in Gemini is igniting your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations, encouraging conversations around personal matters, home improvements or your living situation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Floyd’s death ignited widespread protests around the world, lasting for weeks in 2020.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 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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The Suns fired 2022 Coach of the Year Monty Williams that summer, replacing him with Frank Vogel — who had just won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers two years prior.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Forensic evidence found at the scene indicated both brothers fired a weapon.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Revisiting a puzzling find Burials didn’t take place within settlements during the Roman period, leading the dead to be cremated or buried alongside major roads, the authors said in the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 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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Vacuum seal and cook sous vide at 52°C for 2 hours.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Both the chicken and steak are so tender and cooked to perfection.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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