KILN Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

kiln

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Definition of kiln

as in to ash

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The blaze burned for almost a week, reducing millions of books to ash.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Then the blast hits, burning Sarah alive (actually a full-sized puppet) and reducing those children to ash.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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The James Madison transfer broke the deadlock against Maryland on a fourth-and-one near midfield, taking a direct snap 45 yards to the house and igniting scoring that seemingly never stopped.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Still, the perception that the food supply is riskier has been enough to ignite political rancor.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignite

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The room is dimly lighted but for yellow and red string lights that produce radiant, shimmying splotches on the concrete floor.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
UCHealth recommends removing clutter and cords and keeping hallways well lit as simple starting points that don’t require any construction.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

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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
In New England, the first act was to steal our corn and acorns and beans in 1620 and to torch our villages with men, women, and children inside and to sell the survivors into slavery.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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Medical examiners typically cremate remains after a certain period of time if they are not claimed, which prevents family members from making an identification at a later time, Hess said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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