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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First Semi-Chorus: Yes, and my eyes are full of dust or ashes from somewhere or other.
Source: I Need to Go Iron My Dog -
A number of unsubs on Criminal Minds have been pyromaniacs, notably the unsub in "Ashes and Dust".
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He also loses his composure to a lesser extent back in "Ashes and Dust" when Evan Abbey incinerates himself.
Source: Series / Criminal Minds
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Dust and Ashes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ashes/dust
Ashes & Dust. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ashes/dust>.
Dust or Ashes. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ashes/dust.
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