ashed

verb

past tense of ash
as in incinerated

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  1. incinerated
  2. lit
  3. ignited
  4. kindled
  5. torched
  6. immolated
  7. burned
  8. charred
Verb
  • The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And this particular person, his name is Tom Swift, just happened to be in an elevator, wrong place, wrong time when the plane hit and the jet fuel from the plane went right down the elevator shaft and incinerated it.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of incinerated
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  • Inside, the lobby is dimly lit in soothing lavender and blue and house music is piped in by surround sound.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Office of President Herzog At the president’s residence in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog lit a memorial candle to open the day’s commemorative events.
    — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of lit
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  • The ongoing war also ignited a feud between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Trader Joe’s kimbap frenzy was ignited by a TikTok review from Korean-American creator Sarah Ahn, who tried the product with her mother in a clip that quickly pulled a quiet freezer SKU into the national conversation.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignited
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  • Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of kindled
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  • The Bears had a far stronger defense than Detroit and Smith torched it.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
  • At least one car was torched in ​Strasbourg in ⁠the east and riot police clashed with youths in Toulouse in the southwest.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of torched
Verb
  • Their laws prescribed the death penalty for anyone who helped a stranger; after giving bread to a poor man, Lot’s daughter was immolated on a pyre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of immolated
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  • The pentobarbital didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were burned and blistered from the caustic drugs.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This made the level of destruction Turner witnessed in 2017 even more shocking — especially as the area had burned before without this level of loss.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of burned
Verb
  • Sweet, savory, and charred at the edges, bulgogi makes a compelling case for keeping dinner simple.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Brush the ribs with the cola barbecue sauce on both sides and grill or broil for 10 minutes, flipping once, until charred on each side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of charred
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“Ashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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