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Recent Examples of ash
It has been reduced to ash and data, drowned in the sound of drones and the indifference of high-resolution satellites.
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Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.
—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
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Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ash
Verb
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It's accessed by sliding door and contains a shower and a sink, plus a choice of flushing, composting or incinerating toilet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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Most PETs are incinerated or landfilled because conventional recycling methods struggle with complex, contaminated waste streams.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Content creators and designers alike are using it as the base for side tables, desks, shelving, storage, and even lighting.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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The scheme came to light thanks to monitoring services that track bets and look for unusual patterns.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bodies donated to the school through the AGP, run out of Harvard Medical School since the 1960s, are typically used for research and educational purposes and cremated, buried or returned to families after use.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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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 fire is believed to have been caused by a heat lamp that ignited nearby straw, Babcock said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite her individual success, the Wings fell to a 10-34 record, last place in the league standings, promptly firing coach Chris Koclanes and igniting a search for a new bench boss.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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There's a lot of kindling around, and there's a lot of like newspapers that can catch on fire.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Still, the hearing last year that reduced his sentence kindled some optimism.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the Dragon Bravo Fire torched the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in mid-July while the White Sage Fire spread further north, politicians immediately jumped to assign blame.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Chargers have been torched on the ground in each of the past three games, too.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Dominik Szoboszlai, who was asked to play deeper alongside Jones, capped a sensational display by firing home their fifth goal from 20 yards out after Cody Gakpo had netted for the third successive game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 23-year-old came into the league as the consensus top pick in last year’s draft but struggled as a rookie, in a season which saw the Bears fire their head coach Matt Eberflus following a disastrous Thanksgiving Day loss.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cobalt, which can cause a burning sensation when handled, was one of the most common of these and is named for the kobold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The home features two wood-burning fireplaces, a mudroom and a recreational room, according to the listing.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ash. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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