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has seared

  • present perfect of sear (3rd person singular).

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That comeback season — going from 19-31 to World Series champions — has seared itself into the minds of D.C. fans.

From Washington Times May 31, 2022

A red flag warning has also been issued over Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, where the KNP Complex fire has seared through more than 23,000 acres, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2021

This month’s reporting by the New York Times and the New Yorker has seared the alleged misdeeds of movie producer Harvey Weinstein into the national consciousness.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2017

In love, we generally refuse to believe known truths until bitter experience has seared them into our addled brains.

From Slate Feb. 12, 2014

My hand fumbles to my braid and finds a fireball has seared off at least six inches of it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins