charred
Americanadjective
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burned or reduced to charcoal.
Photos provided by the fire department show the charred remains of a sports car.
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slightly burned; scorched.
The charred onions add a nice flavor to the pork chops.
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On Monday, firefighters were working to wash streaks of pink fire retardant off the streets and finish building containment lines around the charred hills between San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In 2015, he demonstrated the successful digital unrolling of a charred scroll recovered from a synagogue that burned around 600 C.E.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
A scorched aircraft and charred storage container were being examined at the scene of the incident on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The massive 38-ounce portion sits on a bed of corn farofa, a textural delight, and is served with cheesy yuca purée, charred vegetables and salada vinagrete that adds a much-needed acidic punch.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
They scrabbled through the charred ruins of houses they would not have entered before.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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