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combusted

verb

past tense of combust

as in burned

to be on fire especially brightly anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal

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Recent Examples of combusted Similar to the show, the comic features a pair of detectives trying to connect the dots behind a strain of explosive deaths, and everyone who’s spontaneously combusted has The Beauty. — Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026 Helsley combusted during his time with the Mets this past summer, but a good chunk of that failure could be chalked up to pitch tipping. — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 The rounded piston heads, slotted into a rounded chamber to match, offered higher efficiency with less energy lost to heat while fuel is combusted before being sent out as exhaust. — Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 When, last year, Oasis announced a reunion tour after 15 years apart, the internet promptly combusted. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025

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Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162-square-mile) scar, thousands remained unable to return home, and nearly 3,000 firefighters were deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second blaze in Provence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Despite getting burned for months, the market may have good reason to remain optimistic.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.

— Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

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