baking

verb

present participle of bake
as in lighting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baking
  1. lighting
  2. igniting
  3. kindling
  4. incinerating
Verb
  • Since Harald's death Friday morning, tens of thousands of Norwegians have expressed their grief by laying flowers, writing cards and lighting candles in front of the royal palace in Oslo, where the coffin arrived late Friday from the hospital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The production has a terrific and beautifully detailed, multilevel, three-room scenic design by Patrick Mason, with costumes by Brad Dubois, lighting by Ginger Chody and sound by Jaden Guerrero.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lighting
Verb
  • Napier’s fate was effectively sealed in 2025 when defensive tackle Brendan Bett was penalized and ejected for spitting on a USF player, igniting the Bulls’ game-winning drive.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, data show that roads actually tend to increase the risk of fires igniting.
    — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of igniting
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  • This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.
    — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of kindling
Verb
  • Season 2 saw Aemond purposefully incinerating his brother, leaving him badly burned, and decimating the Riverlands while on Vhagar.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Today’s severe fires can change a landscape for centuries by killing most or all of the trees, baking the soil, incinerating the seeds and leaving large open areas that cannot easily recover, Williams said.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of incinerating
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“Baking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baking. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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