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The railings had ashtrays built in every 20 feet, out of an idea that walking and talking and smoking were good for idea formation.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2025
Soot had blown through every door, window and vent; the whole place smelled like an ashtray.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Garcelle tries to come in and defuse the situation by asking Dorit how the situation with PK, a tongue after it’s fully licked an ashtray, is going.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
This tabletop lighter, for example, evokes 1970s jello molds, and is designed with a detachable ashtray (the green base).
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2025
Soot had blown through every door, window and vent; the whole place smelled like an ashtray.
—Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Garcelle tries to come in and defuse the situation by asking Dorit how the situation with PK, a tongue after it’s fully licked an ashtray, is going.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
This tabletop lighter, for example, evokes 1970s jello molds, and is designed with a detachable ashtray (the green base).
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Ashtray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashtray. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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ashtray
noun
ash·tray
ˈash-ˌtrā 
: a container for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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