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burn

Definition for burn

verb as in be on fire; set on fire

verb as in cause or feel stinging pain

Strongest match

hurt

Strong matches

bite, pain, smart, sting, tingle

verb as in be excited about; yearn for

verb as in cheat

Strongest matches

beat, take, use

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These furnaces use electricity, not heat from burning fossil fuels, to melt scrap steel – for example – and recycle it.

From BBC

Is there a specific challenge with crafting a slow burn in the streaming era?

Together, the fires burned tens of thousands of acres of National Forest System lands, killed 21 people and destroyed thousands of buildings, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.

He was severely burned and a close friend was killed.

From BBC

Typically, drillers burn the gas they don’t capture, converting the methane to carbon dioxide, a less potent greenhouse gas, in a process called flaring.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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