KILN Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

kiln

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Definition of kiln

as in to ash

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In Figments of Freedom, written, directed by and starring Webber, a Marine goes AWOL, burns his life to ash, and vanishes into America’s fractured heart.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Sixty-four of its cities had been reduced to rubble and ash by incendiary bombs, as a submarine blockade strangled its economy, cutting off food, fuel, and raw materials.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ash

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The explosion, which involved more than a million pounds of fireworks, killed seven people and ignited a 78-acre wildfire.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
While Alaska’s smokejumpers waited for thunderheads to ignite fires, several of them worked in the loft, an airy room crammed with sewing machines and bolts of fabric on long tables.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignite

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During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Down the hall, his girlfriend examines her birth chart, lights the palo santo and wonders whether Mercury is going to wreck her Tuesday.

— Ryan Zickgraf, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of light

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Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Cecilia Zandalasini torched New York for 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting by halftime before ending with 20 points.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of torch

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Medical examiners typically cremate remains after a certain period of time if they are not claimed, which prevents family members from making an identification at a later time, Hess said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of cremate

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This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
In northern states, like Washington and Oregon, the dry weather could further kindle destructive fires that have scorched thousands of acres.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

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