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Because there was no ashtray available, one of Miss Goudeau’s prospective clients put his cigarette out on the sole of his shoe and then, his eyes darting about her Sheridan Square office for someplace to throw it, decided on his own pocket.
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Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
The Earth is our ashtray, to the extent that Americans are smoking actual cigarettes anymore and not just coping with our latent nicotine addictions by vaping constantly.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025
Figueroa told investigators that an ashtray tipped over and fell onto the victim, who was lying on a bed at their Leavenworth apartment.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
From Fire to Fame: The Story of Smoke on the Water
In a vintage screening room lined with 1970s Swissair first-class seats–complete with now-defunct ashtrays–Thierry showed us rare footage of iconic festival moments.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
The Earth is our ashtray, to the extent that Americans are smoking actual cigarettes anymore and not just coping with our latent nicotine addictions by vaping constantly.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025
Figueroa told investigators that an ashtray tipped over and fell onto the victim, who was lying on a bed at their Leavenworth apartment.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
From Fire to Fame: The Story of Smoke on the Water
In a vintage screening room lined with 1970s Swissair first-class seats–complete with now-defunct ashtrays–Thierry showed us rare footage of iconic festival moments.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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“Ashtray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashtray. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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