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charcoal

[chahr-kohl] / ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl /






NOUN
carbon
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


VERB
barbecue
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


Example Sentences

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One man in the small town of Aguacate made headlines after he modified his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, the same fuel many people here are now cooking with.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Would it be bamboo charcoal memory foam, a C-shaped full body or a honeycomb hole?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Rolled-up sleeves and charcoal smudges on his nose and elbow, hair wild and raked through.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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