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Synonyms for burning

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineActions

the act of burning something

The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

combustion

Same sentence, swapped: The combustion of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for burning as it is used in the sentence above.

electrocution
connection
damage

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Closest first: other actions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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