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Recent Examples of singed
Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
But the singed tree remained standing, and has shown a new sign of hope: New green leaves sprouting among the dead.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
In Sicily, a blaze destroyed the 15th century Santa Maria di Gesù church, turning an ancient wooden statue of the Virgin Mary into a singed log and consuming the 434-year-old remains of St. Benedict the Moor.
—Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
With security-deposit insurance, a tenant signs a policy with an insurer and pays a monthly premium and that policy guarantees an amount of money would be given to the landlord if there's damage to an apartment — say a broken window or singed patches of carpet on the floor.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2021
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Sure, my old hair straighteners don’t look great when compared to today’s generation of sleek wands, but the cramps and singed fingers felt like a small price to pay for poker straight hair at the time.
—Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
But the singed tree remained standing, and has shown a new sign of hope: New green leaves sprouting among the dead.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
In Sicily, a blaze destroyed the 15th century Santa Maria di Gesù church, turning an ancient wooden statue of the Virgin Mary into a singed log and consuming the 434-year-old remains of St. Benedict the Moor.
—Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
With security-deposit insurance, a tenant signs a policy with an insurer and pays a monthly premium and that policy guarantees an amount of money would be given to the landlord if there's damage to an apartment — say a broken window or singed patches of carpet on the floor.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2021
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“Singed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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