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Recent Examples of ash
The fire tore through affluent coastal neighborhoods, leveling mansions with sweeping ocean views and reducing schools, businesses and churches to ash.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
It has been reduced to ash and data, drowned in the sound of drones and the indifference of high-resolution satellites.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
It has been reduced to ash and data, drowned in the sound of drones and the indifference of high-resolution satellites.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ash
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Some e-waste is sent to other countries, where materials may end up incinerated or buried in a landfill.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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The shuttle and its precious human cargo were gone, incinerated in a fireball, debris raining into the Atlantic.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The school fired the coach in late 2023 after national media brought to light his text messages and alleged misconduct.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin when the flame is lit at the Opening Ceremony in Italy, but viewers in Austin won't have to brave the cold to enjoy the show.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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He will be cremated, with his ashes buried next to his parents in Joliet, Osborne said.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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The unusual discovery is shedding light on the complex nature of largely unknown funerary practices of African hunter-gatherers — and raises the question of why such effort was made to cremate only one person.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Asphalt roofs ignited as the flames danced across the skies.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Details of what ignited the dispute were not released.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Carlson pressed, perhaps hoping to kindle a spark of recognition.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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The soon-to-be 38-year old torched the Mavericks to the tune of 38 points, making 8 of 15 3-point field goals.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One tenant claims Petrusan sprayed her with bear mace and that Petrusan’s boyfriend torched her car, though Petrusan and her boyfriend deny that and the case is still under investigation.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lakeside's previous police chief, who also served as mayor, Robert Gordanaire, was fired after he and his daughter, the town clerk, were indicted by a grand jury for selling vehicles belonging to the town and pocketing the profit.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When James Watt improved steam engine efficiency, factories did not burn the same amount of coal to do the same work.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ash. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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