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smolder

[smohl-der] / ˈsmoʊl dər /


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As a result, they may overlook slower, less visible fires that smolder deep within peat and organic soils.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

"Peatlands and organic soils can smolder for weeks to years, releasing enormous amounts of ancient carbon."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Passions still smolder below the surface, but there is not enough oxygen to let them flame into life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

But investigators determined that during the Lachman fire, a firebrand became seated within the dense vegetation, continuing to smolder and burn within the roots underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

The orange peels would smolder in there, and the men would hunker down around the cans and watch the smoke seep out the holes.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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