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charcoal

[chahr-kohl] / ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl /






NOUN
carbon
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


VERB
barbecue
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Playing divorced designer Elizabeth James, Richardson has an on-screen boudoir that is a sanctuary for the working creative mother: charcoal sketches; wire-framed reading glasses; ’90s white cordless landline; creamy thank-you roses on the nightstand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The rock art which the Lost Land Bridge Project has uncovered includes engravings on the cave walls, paintings in ochre and charcoal and line sketches indented into clay and earth by fingertips.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Experiencing it firsthand—walking through markets, smelling charcoal smoke and watching people cook—gave him a better understanding of how to build that depth of flavor into his own cooking.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Activated charcoal can remove the smoky taste from rosé and white wine," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

If he hadn’t been immune to fire, Leo would have been charcoal.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

I’ll look at pens, pencils, stickers, tape, washi tape, different kinds of paper, charcoals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025

Supermarkets have also reported soaring sales of ice cream, drinks, BBQ charcoals and suncare products.

From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2022

The paint brand Dunn-Edwards has declared that trending exterior colors include mineral and nature-based hues like warm grays, sage and brown, along with charcoals and deep blues.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021

Daniel Craig musing ’bout donuts inside holes Lovesick French portraitists sketching with charcoals Beautiful pictures projected on screens These are a few of my favorite scenes!

From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2019

Inside the huts, girls sat on the ground fanning red charcoals with a bamboo fan or an old plate, or simply by blowing to start the fire under the big pots.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

“The beautiful mountain around us, all those trees, it’s all charcoaled now.”

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

“Cook them on a quick high burst of heat,” advises the Ready Steady Cook regular, “and then gently so the outside is charcoaled dark and the inside beautifully pink.”

From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2020

And out back, the skeleton of a Valencia orange tree, planted by his mother 65 years ago, was now laden with baubles of charcoaled fruit.

From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2020

“The terrorists tried to ruin my church, my home, my people,” Nagi said, using the edge of her charcoaled sleeve to wipe tears from her eyes.

From Time ● Aug. 26, 2013

In addition, once the fire died down, Stone Age entrepreneurs could walk through the smoking remains and harvest charcoaled animals, nuts and tubers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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