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scorches

verb as in burn

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This toxic bill, introduced into Congress this month and debated on Capitol Hill this week, attacks an entire profession and scorches thousands of dedicated educators under the guise of empowering parents.

The Illinois State Journal declared in a July 8 headline, “Heat wave scorches Midwest: many die.”

But climate change, triggered by the burning of fossil fuels and other human activity, is making recovery harder as drought scorches areas along the monarch’s migration routes and as storms strike its overwintering spots.

The May 22 Sports article “Early Voting scorches in Preakness” contained an error so blatant that it is clear the reporter is not well acquainted with the sport.

Rodgers would see patients, young and old, gasping for air, wracked with pain that scorches the chest.

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

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