as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
The deceased who are buried at the site would likely have been burnt on funeral pyres.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
Noun
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If not suitable for propagation, branch trimmings can be kept for a wildlife-sheltering brush pile or added to a compost pile.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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What was promised as a more disciplined Trump 2.0 has actually emerged as a completely predictable pile of improvisations.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Crews have begun to clean up a heap of steel and iron that had stood as a water tower in Independence since 1913, after the tower came crashing down during a demolition effort, landing eight feet from a house Tuesday.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the wake of the deadly fires that ravaged Southern California in January, Airbnb received heaps of praise for its voucher program that offered free stays for displaced victims.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The printer goes on a tray on top, while either a stack of fanfold labels or a roll up to 4.7 inches in diameter fits below the tray.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Feb. 2025
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The 1,000-square-foot shop, said to be the oldest comic shop in Florida, has long boxes of vintage comic books and stacks of collectible Spider-Man figures stacked to the ceiling.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world’s bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won’t go away.—
Bruce Schreiner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Smaller homes dot rolling hills, as do trees and villagers.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Santa Ana winds—hot, dry gusts descending from inland mountains—and severe drought conditions have created a perfect environment for wildfires to ignite rapidly and spread uncontrollably.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Photos show the hound wearing the orange rescue harness on top of the mountain.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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