as in to ash
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiln
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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025 -
Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts last month and faces federal charges in Missouri for allegedly using a homemade incendiary device to ignite the two electric vehicles on March 17.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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That remarkable drop from the prior 2.4% rate pushed stocks lower, ignited talk of a recession and underscored why Americans’ confidence in the economic outlook fell this week to the lowest level in 13 years.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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As a first-time candidate, Trump lit the GOP field on fire with his heterodox presidential campaign, while Rubio at one point represented the last, best hope for the establishment Republican Party.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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Still, this season feels a lot like lighting a firecracker fuse, standing back, and… and… and… ah dang it this one’s a dud.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Kawhi Leonard torched the Nuggets for 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting in Game 2.—
AAron Ontiveroz,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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Demonstrators called for the governor of Sinaloa to resign, and publicly torched a piñata made to resemble him.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Following her nose to a funeral where Arthur has managed to convince the dithering family to cremate rather than go with burial, Elsbeth has her most down-to-the-wire crime-proving moment yet.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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The caregiver also had the man’s body cremated without informing his family, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Is public education today kindling a love of learning in students—or the opposite?—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Related article Extreme volatility sends US stocks on a roller coaster ride as Wall Street is rattled by tariffs The jolt into positive territory was short-lived — a spark of hope kindled by a bogus rumor that Trump was weighing a three-month delay on tariffs.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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