incinerate
verb (used with object)
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
have incinerated
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present perfectof incinerate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For example, leveraged funds attract savers with quick short-term gains but have incinerated billions of dollars through gradual value decay tied to volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Thousands of wildfires in Canada this year have incinerated an area larger than Florida, releasing into the atmosphere more than three times the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by Canada in a year.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
But the damage to portions of the island is extensive, particularly in the tourism-heavy region of West Maui, where fire appears to have incinerated much of the historic town of Lahaina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Multiple large wildfires have incinerated at least 700 homes, many in and around the Sierra Nevada communities of Greenville and Grizzly Flats.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2021
At this expression of cynicism Rulledge gave him a look that would have incinerated another.
From Between the Dark and the Daylight by William Dean Howells
