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Recent Examples of ash
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.
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Santina Contreras, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden.
Making firewood.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs.
—Vulture, 5 Sep. 2023
For charcoal, ignite a large chimney of coals, let burn until lightly ashed over, then distribute the coals evenly over one side of the grill bed; open the bottom grill vents.
—Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
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Santina Contreras, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden.
Making firewood.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs.
—Vulture, 5 Sep. 2023
For charcoal, ignite a large chimney of coals, let burn until lightly ashed over, then distribute the coals evenly over one side of the grill bed; open the bottom grill vents.
—Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
See All Example Sentences for ash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ash
Verb
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Even if you are incinerated, your teeth will remain there.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The choice to incinerate them is unjustifiable and undermines efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That whole environment re-lit something in me.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Bureau of Land Management confirmed to USA TODAY that cremated human remains were found outside Searchlight, Nevada.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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For every mention of the Chicago Bulls’ trek toward toughness, of their hopes to stiffen the chests in the building and ignite a defensive revamp, Okoro has been the footnote.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tkachuk has been the spark that has ignited Florida to three consecutive Cup Final runs with his emotional intelligence and clutch performance when the stakes rise.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two reminisce in their childhood bedroom over a joint and bond as siblings over their respective failures in life before torching the place.—
Andrew Bernard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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The prosecution said the pair planned the larceny, stole a getaway vehicle that was later torched in Detroit and got materials that said DTE on them.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the Braves failed to gain traction by early summer, the consensus among baseball observers was that Snitker wouldn’t be fired during the season.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams and co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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North Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ash. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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