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

[burnt] / bɜrnt /


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I painted the dining area: a burnt orange called “The Long Room” from the English company Paint & Paper Library.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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

Dressed in a gray T-shirt, dark collared shirt and leather pants, RM’s hair is a light burnt sienna color matching the fur of the stylized tiger on the screen behind him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Indonesian government said more than 202,000 hectares of land were burnt countrywide between January and July, the latest available data.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

“My arms and legs shook; for the first time an aircraft burnt down before my eyes.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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