as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Adults often continue to enjoy it — cozy firepits, flickering candles, beach bonfires — but most age out of unsafe fire play.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Families huddled around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Families huddled in the streets around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Frustration grew among the Palestinians waiting to go north as some warmed around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Families huddled around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Families huddled in the streets around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Frustration grew among the Palestinians waiting to go north as some warmed around bonfires against the winter cold.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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