as in to ignite
to burn (something) completely
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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Recent Examples of incinerate
The bathroom is accessed from the kitchen via a pocket door and contains a shower (with a curtain or optional glass enclosure), a sink, and a choice of flushing, composting, or incinerating toilet, plus a washer/dryer.
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Adam Williams
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Experts also say about 85 percent of all textiles wind up in landfills or are incinerated every year.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Children have been incinerated.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Adam Williams
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Experts also say about 85 percent of all textiles wind up in landfills or are incinerated every year.
—Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Children have been incinerated.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerate
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Over a whirlwind night, Audrey and Hubert risk their respective careers to help one another, igniting the start of a legendary forty-year creative partnership.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The initial disclosure during a March 17 staff budget presentation ignited a sharp split among council members.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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While the vast majority of burns occur with few issues, fires have escaped in rare cases, like in New Mexico in 2022, which led the Forest Service to pause burning nationwide.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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The mayor and the City Council have been warned for years that these shortcomings were leaving the city unacceptably vulnerable to the very kind of emergency that wiped out my home, killed 12 of my neighbors and burned 7,000 additional structures.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Mosley was fired Monday morning after the Magic’s season ended Sunday at Detroit in Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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He was arrested after firing a shotgun in the direction of stairs leading to the ballroom dinner area, prosecutors said in an April 29 court filing.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Many homes were reduced to ash, forcing residents into temporary housing, long-term rentals or out of the area.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The bathroom is situated next to the kitchen and is notable for having an incinerating toilet – as its name implies, this burns waste to ash.—
Adam Williams
April 23,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another visual for the audience shows the receipt from the funeral home where Fisher was cremated.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Stacy's body was cremated within two days of her death, but suspicion arose when Stacy’s mother reported that Hunsucker seemed unusually unfazed by the death and had moved in with a girlfriend shortly after.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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This season, for instance, has the chefs cooking on a racetrack.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Perfect for cooking on the grill, this flavorful dish will be the star of the meal.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incinerate. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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