INCINERATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

incinerating

verb

present participle of incinerate

as in igniting

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

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Recent Examples of incinerating Everything else is incinerating money, but investors seem happy with that because the potential payoffs might be huge. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 That’s because watching a launch on TV does not prepare you for the light-then-sound spectacle of a giant rocket igniting, incinerating gravity’s pull, and throwing a payload or people into space. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Season 2 saw Aemond purposefully incinerating his brother, leaving him badly burned, and decimating the Riverlands while on Vhagar. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Today’s severe fires can change a landscape for centuries by killing most or all of the trees, baking the soil, incinerating the seeds and leaving large open areas that cannot easily recover, Williams said. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 For Thursday and Friday, the ridge of high pressure dominating the weather pattern and incinerating the East Coast with triple-digit feels-like temperatures shifts just enough to allow for some Gulf moisture to build in. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash. — Adam Williams july 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026 This rapid heating causes the cell walls to rupture, leading to wilting of the foliage and ultimately killing the plants without completely incinerating them. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026

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The assailants used firearms and explosives, igniting the vehicle.

— Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Juba, South SudanAP — A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people and igniting a fire that was still burning Tuesday, a local official said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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What’s less known is that indoor activity — cooking, keeping pets, burning candles and spraying perfumes — generates pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Jennings adds.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
In 2006, the Charger stormed the market as a rubber-burning full-size sedan that gained muscle over the years, culminating in a 797-horsepower variant.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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Although Chen Mechan is accused of firing on the Salvadoran’s vehicles, sources said its heavily armed men received backup from Joseph’s 400 Mawozo, which controls the neighboring territory.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Ballard is gone, so if the current trend continues firing Steichen is the next logical move.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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