TORCHED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

torched

verb

past tense of torch

as in burned

to set (something) on fire police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

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Recent Examples of torched As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Cecilia Zandalasini torched New York for 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting by halftime before ending with 20 points. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 While Gasper torched the Marlins at the plate, Payton Tolle smothered the Fish from the mound, at least for a while. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Students marched against the Vietnam War, demanded racial and gender justice, challenged puritanical norms, and torched symbols of establishment power. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, a ComEd pole fell, lighting a fire on its own in a parking lot and torched several cars. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Sandoval torched the home after the shootings and fled, prosecutors said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 All defensive backs have to believe in themselves, because the nature of the position is you will get publicly torched from time to time. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026 The secondary got torched by Daniels all day, with a lot of receivers wide open, but good to see Taaffe respond and make the play at the end. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

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Byblow says earth tones will be major this season — think rusty red, forest green, burnt orange, and chocolate brown.

— Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
But full blocks of houses along roads leading into the forest burned to the ground.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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Other approaches are scorched stretches of concrete begging to become soft, shaded connectors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
During the 2016 Chimney Fire, which scorched more than 46,000 acres in the Santa Lucia Range, one of the family’s favorite manzanita trees burned black.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

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