incinerate
verb
in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt 
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
Examples of incinerate in a Sentence
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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The August 2023 fire in Maui similarly incinerated residential communities composed largely of older housing.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The 2017 Tubbs Fire incinerated nearly 37,000 acres, marking the start of a new era of disasters for the state not unlike the one currently ravaging Los Angeles.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
In 2021, roughly a thousand homes burned near Boulder, Colo.
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And from the boreal forests of Canada to the redwood groves of Oregon, large fires have been incinerating vast areas of wilderness.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
If the test results show high levels of forever chemicals, then the products must be incinerated or taken to a landfill designated for hazardous waste.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
The 2017 Tubbs Fire incinerated nearly 37,000 acres, marking the start of a new era of disasters for the state not unlike the one currently ravaging Los Angeles.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
In 2021, roughly a thousand homes burned near Boulder, Colo.
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And from the boreal forests of Canada to the redwood groves of Oregon, large fires have been incinerating vast areas of wilderness.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
If the test results show high levels of forever chemicals, then the products must be incinerated or taken to a landfill designated for hazardous waste.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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incinerate
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in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
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