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Fifteen months after the Palisades wildfire reduced much of the surrounding neighborhood to ash, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has re-opened its doors, not just as a place of worship, but as a visible marker of survival in a community still finding its way back.
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Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
After the Eaton Fire reduces Altadena, CA, a historically Black town and California’s first Black middle-class community, to ash, three childhood friends confront loss, legacy, and lead their community’s fight to rebuild.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep cultural tie to ash trees because they are used in the ancient craft of basket weaving, which has been a staple of tribal life for thousands of years.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
After the Eaton Fire reduces Altadena, CA, a historically Black town and California’s first Black middle-class community, to ash, three childhood friends confront loss, legacy, and lead their community’s fight to rebuild.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep cultural tie to ash trees because they are used in the ancient craft of basket weaving, which has been a staple of tribal life for thousands of years.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ash
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Sanitary waste—used hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and diapers—is incinerated or routed for recycling.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Private collections were incinerated.—
Annika Erikson,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
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Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The park will feature professional grade fields, lighting for extended play, learning centers and flexible gathering spaces, and will expand access to soccer for all ages for years to come.—
Miceal Chamberlain,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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Another visual for the audience shows the receipt from the funeral home where Fisher was cremated.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Stacy's body was cremated within two days of her death, but suspicion arose when Stacy’s mother reported that Hunsucker seemed unusually unfazed by the death and had moved in with a girlfriend shortly after.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Baldoni, 42, denied her claims and filed a countersuit accusing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of defamation, igniting a public back-and-forth that was set to culminate in a federal trial beginning May 18.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Shouldering an even heavier load without Boston in the paint, Clark torched the Storm defense, dropping a team-high 21 points and dishing out 10 assists along with seven rebounds.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Also reeling from a fire death are friends and relatives of Oreste Deleon, 70, a Bronx landlord who died along with two tenants on May 6 when an arsonist torched his Mott Haven building.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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According to police, the suspects allegedly stole multiple vehicles throughout the spree and fired shots at apartment complexes, homes, pedestrians and two fire stations.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Or, at least, distract us from the sensation of burning?—
Caroline Rose Giuliani,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The fire has burned two historic structures on the island, which is home to rare plant species like the Torrey pine.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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“Ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ash. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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