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Don’t use your sous-vide bath, should you be so fortunate as to have one, cooking the steak for hours until it reaches the desired temperature and then finishing with a quick sear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

A private chef will roast asparagus and sear rib-eyes for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Season the skirt steak with salt and black pepper, then sear in batches until deeply browned around the edges, about 2–3 minutes per side.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

“I can still put your sear marks on your steak or burger with an infrared grill that’s fully electric,” said Langerud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

“Did you know that was going to happen? Did you know I was about to sear away all my taste buds? You should have warned me!”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Officers purchased multiple auto sears throughout the course of the investigation, according to police.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

“The sears make the weapon very difficult to aim. Consequently, these rounds spray all over the place and are indiscriminate and it’s very, very dangerous for our community,” Barden said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, the Algerian authorities said on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe and the sea between them.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

Love that sears and scars, like the pitiless expanses of the Sahara.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

It sears into my mind, but I shake it off as nothing but a nightmare because Mateo would never blame anyone for anything.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The UN chief's warning came as Europe's latest heatwave brought record temperatures in France and seared other European countries this week.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

There is something about cold rice and then this slightly seared, slightly burned black cod.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Comedically speaking, the excesses of suburbia are low-hanging fruit, but Ms. Maum finds a few new targets—she describes one would-be master of the universe as “the kind of man who seared steak with his initials.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Stir in the remaining can of fire-roasted tomatoes, the chili beans and the seared steak along with any juices collected on the plate.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

The brightness seared into Sierra’s eyeballs, coated the inside of her brain, and burst like a languid, slow-motion explosion down her spine and through her entire body.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

Price increases have cooled off since the searing inflation that followed the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Mohit said he kept running as a searing pain coursed through his body until he reached a café, bought a bottle of water and washed his wounds.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

When they took the stage, the band wasted no time exploding into a searing 10-song set led by “That Girl” and including a screeching cover of the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The image is searing: a profligate human swarm unable to overcome the anger of Nature.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann