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 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ash
Verb
  • This was their contention, that in order to usher in something new, this culture must be incinerated.
    Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
  • If a plant does not meet the state’s quarantine regulations, it may be either returned to the person outside of California or surrendered to staff members, who will safely discard or incinerate the plant at the station, Levy said.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The unequal toll of COVID-19 kindled a national conversation about health disparities.
    Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran kindled decades of enmity.
    Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • That maneuver went at the heart of what was regarded as a sacrosanct tenet in American government: that civil servants remain outside partisan politics and can’t be fired without due process.
    Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Baez is accused of firing multiple shots at Grant, striking him in the torso, on Nov. 27 around 2:42 p.m., near E. 161st St. and Morris Ave.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 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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