INCINERATES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

incinerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of incinerate

as in ignites

to burn (something) completely The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

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Recent Examples of incinerates No, the King of the Monsters unleashes his fiery breath on the man and incinerates him instead. — Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 With the transformer clicked on, one associate of Blaine and Anneliese's immediately incinerates. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 In Death by Lightning, his performance as Charles Guiteau incinerates any attempt to categorize the presidential assassin. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 In 2025, French firm Veolia flexed its global leadership in PFAS treatment by opening a massive plant in Delaware that filters PFAS from water and incinerates it to break the bond between fluorine and carbon, one of the strongest in chemistry. — Don Steinberg, Time, 30 Apr. 2026

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In these areas, forecasters are predicting wind gusts of about 35 to 55 mph and low humidity rates of 6% to 15%, meaning any fire that ignites will likely spread rapidly, according to the weather service.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
This fuel ignites hate against Muslims and Arabs.

— Tazheen Nizam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

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Rucking burns significantly more calories than regular walking, builds full-body functional strength and supports bone density, all while staying gentler on the joints than running.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Venus burns only 1 degree to the upper right of Regulus, which is 150 times fainter.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 July 2026

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The playlist that fires you up for routine tasks is likely to interfere with more demanding work.

— Bridget K. Daleiden, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

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