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  • past tense form of burn.
  • past participle of burn.
Definitions

burned

ADJECTIVE
marked by fire or intense heat
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
consumed
Synonyms


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Fires have burned in the streets as high school pupils and others objected to a lack of teachers, overcrowded classrooms and run-down buildings.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The following year, the Bridge fire forced the town’s evacuation and burned 13 homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Those measures include "protecting and rewetting peatlands, addressing drainage and deforestation, and ensuring burned forests are protected from subsequent conversion and appropriately restored," Ronna said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The researchers also found that a relatively inexpensive handheld X-ray fluorescence scanner could readily detect lead based ink in a burned scroll.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

This must be the lighthouse that burned down where the motel is now.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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