Ashes
Ashes noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.
Usage example: a new and more splendid city was built on the ashes of the old
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Detritus
Detritus noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.
Usage example: the expanse of tree stumps represented the detritus of a vast forest that had been mercilessly clear-cut
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