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pyre

[pahyuhr] / paɪər /
NOUN
large fire
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If you have $35,000 in credit-card debt, not only should you cut up your cards, you should take the pieces and burn them on a pyre and vow never to make this mistake again.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The effigy was placed on top of the pyre on Wednesday evening and the bonfire was due to be lit on Friday.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Blessedly, these ballerinas didn’t learn their skills in prison or the foster system, and their tutus are not fodder for a satanic pyre.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025

The sun was going down when she called them back to carry his body to the pyre.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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