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smolder

[smohl-der] / ˈsmoʊl dər /


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

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

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

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

Why was an earlier Palisades fire allowed to smolder until it sparked the inferno that wiped out the town?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Then I placed the twigs on top of the grill, where the green wood would smolder rather than burn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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