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pyres

noun

plural of pyre

as in piles

a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body a funeral pyre

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Recent Examples of pyres In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 In Germany, northeastern France and many parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic, people still build elaborate bonfire pyres to light in the evening and tend long into the night. — Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Varanasi was quite an experience, seeing the funeral pyres. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026

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Fans could choose from rows upon rows of cleats, stacks of polos, piles of official football jerseys, bins of socks and racks of helmets.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The fire chief, Gene Perreault, who was there during the walk-through, tells me the piles puzzled investigators.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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If executives and fleet managers are still managing their own days with stacks of paper and legacy spreadsheets while demanding that the rank-and-file use advanced AI tools, the initiative is bound to fail.

— Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
On that day, the Appropriations committees in both Assembly and Senate will announce whether large stacks of bills in front of their committees get to advance.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

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Then there are the grounds themselves, nestled in the picturesque Surrey hills and brimming with picturesque scenery.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

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Make it with red lentils, zucchini, coconut milk, yogurt, and heaps of warm spices.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 2 Aug. 2026
But the process for scoring that second passport can feel less than straightforward, with confusing requirements, heaps of paperwork, and expensive application fees.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

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