Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashed
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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 -
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
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Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hernandez made her only basket of the first half on a pull-up 3-pointer that ignited a 9-0 run and gave the Anteaters their biggest lead of the game at 16-8.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Her relationships with Paralympic athletes have ignited an interest in prosthetics.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 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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This is only slightly challenged by a flame kindled between Mindy and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) earlier on in the show.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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White has torched the Hornets in their meetings, seemingly saving some of his best performances for whenever Chicago took on Charlotte.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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And for what seems like, well, the 23rd time for Texas (14-9, 5-5 SEC), coach Sean Miller tried to make sense of how his defense keeps getting torched by someone else’s backcourt.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cell phone records revealed On Thursday, cell phone records were revealed along with new clues after investigators found her car burned to nothing but metal and ash.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The vast majority of his sketches were lost over time, some burnt by Michelangelo himself, others destroyed by early collectors or simply during the process of his work, Christie’s said.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some parts of the restaurant were left heavily charred, while others sustained water damage.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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All this tree’s limbs had been removed and its trunk looked charred from top to bottom.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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