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Definitions

ashes

NOUN
powder remains after a fire
Synonyms
STRONG
charcoal cinders dust embers powder slag soot
WEAK
volcanic ash
NOUN
ruins
Synonyms
STRONG
debris relics remains remnants rubble vestiges
ash(es)
NOUN
remains of burning
Synonyms
WEAK
charcoal cinders dust embers powder relics remains ruins slag soot

Example Sentences

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One customer loved Damburger so much that his family asked after his death if they could spread some of his ashes in the restaurant’s flower beds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

At the time 35 bodies and the ashes of at least 163 people were recovered from the Hessle Road site.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Humberside Police removed 35 bodies and the ashes of 167 people from Legacy's parlour in Hessle Road following a "concern for care of the deceased" in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

More than 100 families had been presented with the ashes of strangers.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“He needs to scatter Mrs. Patterson’s ashes on French’s Island.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen