as in to ash
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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,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2023
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In an unconfirmed video posted to X, a plane can be seen coming for a landing at a snowy airport before impacting, igniting and rolling onto its starboard side.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The highly successful show has not only ignited the careers of newcomers but also inspired a revival for veteran actors.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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In a black turtleneck and thick black spectacles, actor Chris Pratt ponders the walls of a gallery, where a banana has been duct taped and lit dramatically by an elegant square of light.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The clip then cuts to Millington sitting quietly at home in a robe, repeatedly lighting a candle that her smiling son keeps blowing out for his own amusement.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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After torching Awad’s jeep, the settlers shifted their attention to the barn adjacent to his house, which contained 10 tons of animal feed, and set it on fire as well.—
Basel Adra,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Evacuation orders were issued for specific areas torched by the Palisades Fire on the western side of Los Angeles and the Eaton Fire north of the city.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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According to the county certificate, Lynch was cremated and his remains were buried Jan. 22 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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Rivero understood his son’s trepidation, having experienced the trauma of cremating his own father nearly 20 years earlier.—
Collin Blinder,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The unequal toll of COVID-19 kindled a national conversation about health disparities.—
Pria Anand,
TIME,
18 Feb. 2025
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The subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran kindled decades of enmity.—
Nasser Karimi,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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