1
: a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire
especially
: one smoldering in ashes
2
embers plural
: the smoldering remains of a fire
3
embers plural
: slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revived
the embers of his past
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The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck Firefighters may be dedicated to dousing blazes, but The Anti-Social Season is all about stoking the embers between former firefighter Thea Martinelli and librarian Simon Osman.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In this case, any ember that happens to match the speed of the wave can be picked up and begins to surf.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lakota and their allies won several military victories against the Army, most notably at the Little Bighorn, but as the years passed there was a sense of inevitability, culminating with the slaughter at Wounded Knee, which extinguished the last embers of armed Lakota resistance.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In this case, any ember that happens to match the speed of the wave can be picked up and begins to surf.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
The Lakota and their allies won several military victories against the Army, most notably at the Little Bighorn, but as the years passed there was a sense of inevitability, culminating with the slaughter at Wounded Knee, which extinguished the last embers of armed Lakota resistance.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Ember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ember. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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ember
noun
em·ber
ˈem-bər 
: a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire
especially
: such a piece smoldering in ashes
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