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

[burnt] / bɜrnt /


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“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

They were clad in the university’s signature burnt orange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Bogs, normally resilient to heat, have been burnt and partially destroyed, it added.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Up close, she took in its stink, the sharp smell of burnt things.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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