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embers

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embers

  1. plural of ember

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embers pl (plural only)

  1. The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.
    • 1994, Polly Samson, David Gilmour, “High Hopes”, in The Division Bell, performed by Pink Floyd:
      Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us / To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
  2. (figurative) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2025 May 21, Simon Stone, “Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Hojlund scooped a header over the bar. Amad was dangerous and in the dying embers of injury time, Vicario turned away a decent header from substitute Joshua Zirkzee.

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