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cinders

NOUN
ash(es)
Synonyms
WEAK
charcoal dust embers powder relics remains ruins slag soot
NOUN
ashes
Synonyms
STRONG
charcoal dust embers powder slag soot
WEAK
volcanic ash
NOUN
dust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirt earth grime lint powder sand soil soot
STRONG
ashes filth flakes fragments granules grit ground loess refuse smut
WEAK
dust bunnies gilings
NOUN
embers
Synonyms
STRONG
ash brand clinkers coals firebrand slag
WEAK
live coals smoking remnants smoldering remains
NOUN
slag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lava
STRONG
ashes dross refuse residue scoria
WEAK
recrement

Example Sentences

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While there will not be an LGBTQ+ coupling for Cinders, Scottish Ballet said there would be a gay love story blossoming in the background for some of the other characters.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

Cinders and ashes dropped into a box on the locomotive that would be emptied into a pit back at the round house.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023

So what happened to poor Cinders to make her so powerless?

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2021

And "Ella Cinders" from 1926 featured the famous actress Colleen Moore.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2013

Then we went to fetch Miss Maggie, who was a witness, too, and waited while she put Cinders and Clover out to graze and got herself ready for the trip.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk