kiln

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiln
Verb
  • The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.
    Santina Contreras, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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
  • Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Think of those who sit in the dark and wait their turn, hoping and waiting for a light to light their path.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 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 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
  • 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
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“Kiln.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiln. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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