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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiln
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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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Residents in the affected areas are advised to exercise extreme caution with any activities that could potentially ignite fires.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs threats and actions have ignited a trade war that many economists say threatens to undermine global economic stability.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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That failure did not light a fire so much as keep the pilot light on.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2025
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Eighteen times this season, in fact, someone has torched them for four or more 3s in a game.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Herro exposed that reality on Sunday, torching Milwaukee for 40 points, repeatedly getting into the lane and drawing fouls.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Many human remains have been found at and around Stonehenge, most of them cremated and dating to the Neolithic era.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, a lawyer representing Christe Chen's parents said their daughter's body was so badly damaged that she couldn't be embalmed for return to the U.S. and her remains were cremated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2024
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Just having the labels helped kindle my interest in playing around with things.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
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All told, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield started the year low, burst higher amid signs that inflation would be more stubborn than expected, then tumbled in the summer as inflation fears subsided and the unemployment rate rose to a level that kindled recession fears.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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