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Recent Examples of singe
In addition to the Quarry and Stone Canyon fires, Colorado is also grappling with the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has singed more than 5,000 acres north of Denver and was 0% contained as of Tuesday.
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Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
The only major injury was proprietor J.M. Wilkins, who ran to safety with his beard and hair singed, and minor injuries to his hands and lungs.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
The only major injury was proprietor J.M. Wilkins, who ran to safety with his beard and hair singed, and minor injuries to his hands and lungs.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singe
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Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Mountain Fire in Southern California has charred over 14,000 acres of land in Ventura County, which is around 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to CalFire.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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In New York City, brush fires scorched parts of Prospect and Inwood Hill parks over the past week.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the music and dance numbers don’t leave much of an impression, except one in which Saldaña scorches things up in a restaurant and another when Selena Gomez, as Emilia’s wife Jessi, sings and dances in a bedroom.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Reduce oven setting to 350 degrees; bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes longer.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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The special occasion breads are 100% prepared by hand and delivered freshly baked to the U.S. and worldwide.Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Singe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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