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as in chars
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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2
as in dries
to make dry
weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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At American Elm, Mangin moves his cut of ribeye around the grill and flips it so each side faces the heat and chars the outside, guaranteeing a more even cook inside.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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After that, the base dries the mop with air heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent mildew.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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The machine also washes and dries the brush around 200 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Scorches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorches. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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