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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust


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ashes
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Sense: Powdery remains after a fire
Synonyms:
dust Collocations, powder Collocations, cinders, slag Collocations, embers, charcoal Collocations, volcanic ash, soot Collocations, scoriae, charred remains
Sense: Ruins
Synonyms:
remains, vestiges, remnants, ruins


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