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as in to dry
to make dry
the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun
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as in burn
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Recent Examples of sear
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Multiple perishable foods without date marks were also discovered, with goat cheese, pimento cheese, seared tuna and cut tomatoes holding temperatures above 41 degrees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
The meal is a constant, anxious audition: for the choicest cut, the hardest sear, the blackest caviar, the frothiest heartburn.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
His 2022 family epic, Leila’s Brothers — which, like his new film, premiered in competition in Cannes — had hints of both The Godfather and the searing social dramas of Asghar Farhadi, with some of the best acting in any movie that year.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Multiple perishable foods without date marks were also discovered, with goat cheese, pimento cheese, seared tuna and cut tomatoes holding temperatures above 41 degrees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
Noun
The easy clean-up added to the versatility of being able to smoke, roast, sear, grill, and bake, make this a great value.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
The meal is a constant, anxious audition: for the choicest cut, the hardest sear, the blackest caviar, the frothiest heartburn.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sear
Verb
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His recent volume, Flavour, includes vegetable-centric recipes alongside straightforward lessons about the origins of taste—from charring to aging—and how to intuitively marry flavors for spectacular dishes.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Friday, six boats were charred at a Sunny Isles Beach dock.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Verb
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As airflow becomes restricted, the appliance must work harder to dry your clothes, resulting in longer drying times, higher energy bills, and unnecessary wear and tear.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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But the specialty drink is far from alone as trade barriers weaken already drying demand for spirits.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Blacklock told Grist the organization based its wildfire project on research known as the Tamm Review, which found that thinning combined with prescribed burns can reduce wildfire severity by 62 to 72 percent.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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It is delivered with a slow burn and perfect poise.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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Despite an evaporated offence, Toronto remained in every game late, except a scorching Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Ukraine invasion — explained The bruising artillery battle in Ukraine has left a scar that is visible from space Lewis also saw no evidence that Israel had struck at tunnels deep beneath a nearby mountain.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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The Director informs her that the scar is the mark of a rival group of killers with which the Ruska Roma maintains a permanent mutual pact of nonaggression, and orders Eve to stand down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Applying a thin layer of lawn soil might help protect the green runners from sun scald but is probably not necessary.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Wrap the trunk of very young trees to help protect them from sun scald, making sure to remove it after the last frost in spring.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Critics, however, argue that Sundays are a day of recreation by many non-hunters who would be disturbed — or potentially put in harms way — if hunters were allowed to shoot on Sundays.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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The unions argued that their members' harm builds every day that DOGE has access to sensitive, personally identifiable information at the Social Security Administration, and said Americans' right to privacy is at stake.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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Without a clear roadmap, friendship breakups often feel ambiguous, or sometimes lead to unnecessary hurt.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander made sure that miss hurt; an incredible drive into the paint was finished off with a floating layup that gave the Thunder a six-point cushion.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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“Sear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sear. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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