Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiln
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Extreme weather filled the headlines and the social media feeds all year, up to nearly the end as parts of Southern California — where fire had turned neighborhoods to ash in January — drowned in atmospheric rivers of rain.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
29 Dec. 2025 -
The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 Dec. 2025
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Asphalt roofs ignited as the flames danced across the skies.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Details of what ignited the dispute were not released.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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The school fired the coach in late 2023 after national media brought to light his text messages and alleged misconduct.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Winter Olympics will begin when the flame is lit at the Opening Ceremony in Italy, but viewers in Austin won't have to brave the cold to enjoy the show.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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The soon-to-be 38-year old torched the Mavericks to the tune of 38 points, making 8 of 15 3-point field goals.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One tenant claims Petrusan sprayed her with bear mace and that Petrusan’s boyfriend torched her car, though Petrusan and her boyfriend deny that and the case is still under investigation.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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He will be cremated, with his ashes buried next to his parents in Joliet, Osborne said.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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The unusual discovery is shedding light on the complex nature of largely unknown funerary practices of African hunter-gatherers — and raises the question of why such effort was made to cremate only one person.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Carlson pressed, perhaps hoping to kindle a spark of recognition.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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