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charcoal

[chahr-kohl] / ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl /






NOUN
carbon
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


VERB
barbecue
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Cooking vessels often retain traces of burned food and charcoal on their interiors.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

A charcoal ceramic incense burner molded to look like a studded belt.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

I listen to the charcoal whispering along the wall.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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 briquettes are completely natural, have no chemical ingredients and burn hotter than charcoals made of wood to quickly and cleanly sear those pork chops or slabs of eggplant.

From New York Times Oct. 11, 2021

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

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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