as in burnt
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as in charred
to burn on the surface
the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire
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as in dried
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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Recent Examples of scorched
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2023
Thick black smoke, piles of twisted debris and flat, scorched ground are all that's left of some places that Michael Ward and Bryan Carter of Northern Kentucky visited regularly in Ukraine in the past few years.
—Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Ball scorched the Milwaukee Bucks with a career-high 50 points to go with 10 assists and five rebounds in a narrow 125-119 loss on the road.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
That means no more soggy bottom with a scorched top, a common affliction with my other cooking methods.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2023
Thick black smoke, piles of twisted debris and flat, scorched ground are all that's left of some places that Michael Ward and Bryan Carter of Northern Kentucky visited regularly in Ukraine in the past few years.
—Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022
Verb
My attempt burned, scorched, even.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Ball scorched the Milwaukee Bucks with a career-high 50 points to go with 10 assists and five rebounds in a narrow 125-119 loss on the road.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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