pyre
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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
However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
She said that during the cremation, her husband’s pyre would not ignite.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023
So there was little ceremony: the tolling of the ship’s bell, the torch, and the lowering of the pyre into the sea.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Fahrenheit 451
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