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char

[chahr] / tʃɑr /
VERB
scorch, sear
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Hot and dry noodles with seafood, Beijing crêpes filled with satay beef, Sichuan pancakes stuffed with char siu pork.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

If you’re feeling theatrical, hit the top with a torch for a kiss of char.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025

Because jacarandas across the county sustained significant bark char and crown damage, L.A.’s purple bloom was down some patches this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

The world was scorched and harrowed as far as they could see, a sea of ash and char from the flat planes of the fields up to the hills and mountains.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Avcoat is a mix of silica fibers, phenolic microballoons, and epoxy resin that chars and erodes, removing heat away.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

But this time, Spears chars her publicly despised ex-boyfriend with accusations of cultural appropriation.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023

He chars the raw noodles in a skillet.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

The near-direct heat chars the peaks of the skewered meat, and the valleys catch little pools of caramelizing sauce.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

There are some important chars in America, fontinalis being one of the most esteemed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Only a small number of the charred scrolls from Herculaneum's Villa of the Papyri have so far been virtually opened and deciphered.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The footage appears to show a charred stretch of desert, with parts seen resembling wings and an engine from an F-15.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

At the base of the charred pine are dozens of bouquets — roses, daisies and white lilies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Back at Cannock Chase, the small team is working to try and restore the charred landscape and also improve fire breaks and access for fire engines for when the next wildfire season starts.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

What I thought was dirt turns out to be charred blisters.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Images captured by divers shortly after splashdown, along with follow-up checks aboard the recovery ship, show that the charring seen during Artemis I was significantly reduced in both size and amount.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Which explains the recycling of the Artemis I heat shield, despite the charring incurred, albeit with a modified re-entry approach intended to reduce the stress on the module.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Modelling suggests this should reduce the heating and loads that caused extra charring, but this will be the first time the revised descent is flown with a crew.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Along Highview Avenue, the fire burned down to the curbs, charring numbers that identified which house had once stood where.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

“Just blisters. Painful, but no charring, no long-term loss of mobility.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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