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

burned

British  
/ bɜːnd /

adjective

  1. having been cheated in a sale of drugs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“There’s a lot of unknowns,” said Sasha Travaglio, a spokesperson for the Santa Rosa Island fire Burned Area Emergency Response team, which includes a hydrologist, a soil scientist, an archaeologist, a paleontologist and a botanist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Burned out by 16-hour workdays, she retired earlier than planned in late 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

"Burned plant matter fuels the biological carbon pump of lakes, allowing them to soak up more CO2 from the atmosphere," said Shurin.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Burned cars and homes are scattered even in neighborhoods outside of the impact zone in Lahaina.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023

I asked him if he could talk to his boss about killing the Burned Beauty’s Beau storyline.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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