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adjective

as in scorched

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verb

past tense of char
as in singed
to burn on the surface I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

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Recent Examples of charred
Adjective
Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Eating them with your hands adds to the experience and soaking up the broth with crusty charred baguette—well, there’s nothing better. — Claire Wadsworth, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Unlike bourbon, which must be aged in new charred oak containers, American single malt can be matured in used, new uncharred, or new charred oak. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Paired with peppery arugula and briny feta, the charred melon becomes the centerpiece in a salad that balances sweet, salty and savory notes in every bite. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Video from the scene showed the charred end of the bus, which was destroyed by flames and smoke. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Across the street, the charred frames of buildings destroyed in the fire still stood, a stark contrast to the bustle inside the Village, where shops welcomed visitors back with opening-day promotions and give-aways. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 The bird comes on a paper plate, featuring a mix of white and dark meat with charred, crispy skin. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 The videos show search crews combing the Pentagon's charred corridors, and interviews with firefighters working to contain the disaster. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
Big Sur has seen three massive fires in the past 18 years, each of which burned for more than a month and charred more than 100,000 acres. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had charred approximately 880 acres and was 40% contained, according to the FFS's Everglades field unit. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Add the lemon halves, cut-sides down, and cook until charred on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Dan Eddy said the fire began in a canyon area near where a brush fire in June had charred about 90 acres. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Broil about 5 inches from heat source until jalapeños are charred on all sides, 12 to 14 minutes, turning occasionally. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026 Ormund, the snooty, temperamental head of House Hightower, is shown charred beyond recognition in the episode's final moments. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 His attorneys said the blast melted decorative lighting on his balcony, charred the railing and melted sections of artificial turf. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The burn area is just east of Lost City and includes Mount Ararat as well as portions of the burn scar from the 2020 Walker Fire, which charred 1,455 acres. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charred
  1. scorched
  2. singed
  3. burned
  4. baked
  5. seared
  6. lit
  7. incinerated
Adjective
  • If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.
    — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of scorched
Verb
  • The hair on the boots were singed but the flames quickly petered out, a video of the incident shows.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • And with that, whoosh, our eyebrows were singed and cheeks scorched.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of singed
Adjective
  • Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of burned
Verb
  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of baked
Adjective
  • Originating in London, Steak Diane is a pan-seared steak topped with a flambéed cream and cognac sauce, that became a staple dish in the 1960s and 1970s across the United States.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
  • These mouthwatering short ribs are pan-seared until caramelized and then braised in a savory red wine sauce.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of seared
Verb
  • The child, police said in previous testimony, was not wearing a safety grounding wrist strap that could have prevented the static spark that lit the flames.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many from the Liberty and William Jewell communities, including Barnett’s high school coaches, lit a candle in his name.
    — PJ Green August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lit
Adjective
  • Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of incinerated

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“Charred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charred. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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