ashed

verb

past tense of ash
as in incinerated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashed
  1. incinerated
  2. lit
  3. ignited
  4. kindled
  5. torched
  6. immolated
  7. burned
  8. charred
Verb
  • Each year, the world generates fabric waste at a rate equivalent to a garbage truck’s worth getting dumped or incinerated every second, the United Nations Environment Program estimates.
    — Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Another is to pay fishers to catch inedible ones like the puffer fish so they can be incinerated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of incinerated
Verb
  • Night lasts about two Earth weeks, and at the poles, only a few ridges stay lit for long stretches.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The MacBook Neo has lit a fire under PC developers to release competitive, low-cost models of their own, such as the most recent Dell XPS 13.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • This launch, followed by E*Trade's even lower 50 bps fee, has ignited a price war, significantly undercutting native crypto exchanges like Coinbase.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The attack ignited a massive blaze at gasoline-storage tank that burned through the night into Tuesday morning, according to the Civil Defense, a first responders’ agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignited
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  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
    — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Definition of kindled
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  • All defensive backs have to believe in themselves, because the nature of the position is you will get publicly torched from time to time.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The secondary got torched by Daniels all day, with a lot of receivers wide open, but good to see Taaffe respond and make the play at the end.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of torched
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  • For instance, in Atlanta a man self- immolated in front of the Israeli embassy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of immolated
Verb
  • Laurie Allen left her home in Nine Mile Falls, a community north of Spokane, last weekend, fleeing with her husband, dog and two kittens as a wildfire burned a short distance away.
    — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Stop planning for the mirror image, because Beijing burned the mirror.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of burned
Verb
  • His attorneys said the blast melted decorative lighting on his balcony, charred the railing and melted sections of artificial turf.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The burn area is just east of Lost City and includes Mount Ararat as well as portions of the burn scar from the 2020 Walker Fire, which charred 1,455 acres.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of charred
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