Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiln
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The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep cultural tie to ash trees because they are used in the ancient craft of basket weaving, which has been a staple of tribal life for thousands of years.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Later Punch would finally ignite the Schollmaier Arena crowd with a one-handed slam dunk in transition.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Trump's relationship with both sports and celebrity culture has been a recurring feature of his political brand, and his responses to public figures like Swift often ignite widespread debate and online discourse.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The room replicating the crash is dimly lit, which Knarr said is because there was no moonlight coming from the sky to illuminate the sea.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Everything is dark around us, but the collision itself is a source of energy and the flash of it lights us up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Oops … North Carolina scored early and often, on the inside and beyond the arc, in torching the Jayhawks for 58 second-half points.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their acquittal sparked the Liberty City riots in 1980, which left 18 dead and swaths of the city torched.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the following story (which reads rather like an origin-myth for the cremation rite), a dead woman who has not been cremated seems physical enough to her family: A family lived in isolation in the jungle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Oct. 2025
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No other conditions were listed, and the Annie Hall actress was cremated on Oct. 14.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Letter, which is not a romantic fantasy but is rather a straight-up romance, is one of her earlier books and was re-released this year, hitting best-seller status and re-kindling Hollywood interest.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The drought and near-record temperatures dried out the lush scrub, turning it to kindling.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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