as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
The deceased who are buried at the site would likely have been burnt on funeral pyres.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Allie—her body a flaming pyre of agony—rolled off the bed and fell to the floor.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The Season 1 finale sees Lady Jane Grey being brought out to be beheaded and Lord Guildford Dudley put on a pyre.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
The scene is crosscut with Rhaenyra and her family throwing items, including a riding blanket and a little horse figure, into a funeral pyre for Luke.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
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And scripts that hadn’t even been dreamt of have risen to the top of the production pile, with Rock and Clayface being prime examples.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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As a result of the selling spree, Berkshire’s gigantic cash pile grew to another record, $334.2 billion, up from $325.2 billion at the end of the third quarter.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Three Brothers is a time capsule of Old World charm with heaps of comfort to spare.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Fabbri emerged from the corner with the puck, driving the net and leaving a drop pass that banked off Steel’s skate to Gauthier, who placed his shot precisely amid a heap of bodies.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
4 Feb. 2025
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The two-plug-plus-S/PDIF audio stack, the quick connect Wi-Fi 7, and the 2.5GbE port are on the right.—
Joe Shields,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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Erivo accessorized the look with sparkly Bucherer Fine Jewellery rings and impressive earring stack and her signature bejeweled nails.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Mentone Alabama is known for its rolling green hills, but in the northeastern corner of the state, just a few miles from the Georgia border, the tiny village of Mentone is decidedly a mountain town.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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His characteristically sparse prose only makes this portrait of a necrophiliac serial killer haunting the hill country of eastern Tennessee that much more disturbing: Lester Ballard makes Norman Bates look like Beaver Cleaver.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The two-hour journey cost $70 and was seamless, offering stunning coastal and mountain views along the famous Ruta de Flores.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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But even with the possibility of less-than-perfect powder conditions, a trip to Lake Tahoe’s aquamarine waters and rolling mountain ranges, grim Old West histories, and peppy post-Covid population boom is a very good idea this time of year.—
Alessandra Codinha,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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