Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashed
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Every year in the United States, about five million cattle hides are either incinerated or dumped.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025 -
The space agency that revolutionized our view of the Universe through its flagship missions like Voyager, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and JWST is at risk of having nearly its entire mission portfolio incinerated.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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It’s suspected that a lightning strike ignited one of the warehouses at the Heaven Hill whiskey distillery.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Air is compressed, mixed with fuel, and ignited, creating high-temperature, high-pressure gas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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The private homes of top Nepalese political leaders—including the nation's president—were torched by demonstrators who took to the streets in a stand against a social media ban.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some even torched Gurung’s home early Tuesday.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Court Fire has burned five acres of private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This, too, helps explain why Cracker Barrel got burned so badly.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Ashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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