ash

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Recent Examples of ash Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024 Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs. Vulture, 5 Sep. 2023 For charcoal, ignite a large chimney of coals, let burn until lightly ashed over, then distribute the coals evenly over one side of the grill bed; open the bottom grill vents. Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023 Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for ash
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Verb
  • Hazardous waste was being dumped into landfills along with household garbage and was often incinerated, which in turn sent the toxic materials into the atmosphere.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The impact incinerated everything in the vicinity, and sparked massive fires.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Bring to light what’s at conflicting purposes while the sun clashes with Mars.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The poor performance led one Lakers legend to try and light a fire underneath his former squad.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The caregiver also had the man’s body cremated without informing his family, deputies said.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In bodycam footage from outside the actor’s home, Elizabeth requested that an officer cremate the couple’s deceased dog, Zinna, and bury the remains with Arakawa.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators believe the Palisades fire ignited around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 near a popular hiking trail just southeast of Palisades Drive.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Rubio’s firing of Marocco ignites a MAGA world meltdown 🚔️ IN FLORIDA This is horrible: A gunman opened fire at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and several others injured.
    Cate Martel, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That leadership isn't just about putting out fires, but about kindling something deeper.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Indiana Pacers’ floor general has torched Milwaukee repeatedly, leading his team to key victories while letting everyone know about it, one celebration at a time.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The Vols are generally a willing and capable perimeter scoring team, particularly when Chaz Lanier is torching the nets.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The person calling claimed a friend had fired shots at a Black adult female at 7:05 p.m., and that two suspects were at the location wearing all black.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Perhaps their best chance of winning the Europa League came in 2012-13, when Gareth Bale helped fire them to a then-best Premier League points tally, but Andre Villas-Boas’ side couldn’t overcome Swiss outfit Basel (featuring a young Mohamed Salah) in the quarter-finals.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.
    Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023

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“Ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ash. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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