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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

They allege the state allowed “embers from the Lachman Fire to smolder, rekindle and then re-ignite in dry brush” as the National Weather Service warned of dangerous Santa Ana winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

When she did not come on Sunday afternoon, either, the fire in him weakened to a smolder.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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