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
  • Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Garbage was often incinerated rather than transported to landfills.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of incinerated
Verb
  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • The fire was ignited by an ammunition spark, the sheriff said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • But until the one-two of The Good Place and Barry ignited her career less than a decade ago, Carden spent a lot of time watching the people around her get their big break.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of ignited
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • San Francisco had already seen a Waymo smashed and torched by a crowd, and a man charged with slashing the tires of seventeen more.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Most of Haiti’s West region, home to Port-au-Prince and the gateway to the country’s other nine geographic areas, is under the control of armed gangs, which have torched police stations, hospitals and schools.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of torched
Verb
  • 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
  • The sky burnt orange overnight into Monday in Sotillo de la Adrada, in Spain’s central-western province of Ávila.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of burned
Verb
  • The boat was badly charred but remained floating, Stanton said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
  • Roast until soft and charred in spots, 12 to 15 minutes, flipping once.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of charred
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