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capable of catching or being set on fire with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion

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Recent Examples of fiery The body meld transforms into a mind meld near the end, when each woman shoots streams of shiny water from their eyes, with the separate rivulets crashing into each other to form a floating, fiery disco ball heart. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025 Her fiery speech at the Democratic National Convention in August was viewed as a powerful and indignant rallying cry for the party. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 The other work by Ravel, Tzigane, is a fiery, virtuosic showcase for the violinist in the style of a Hungarian rhapsody. Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Whether donning blue-green box braids, a striking yellow, or a fiery red wig, the eight-time Olympic medalist has made her hair an extension of her personality — fearless, dynamic and authentically Jamaican. Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiery
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Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Last year, Love penned a searing op-ed in The Guardian about the lack of female artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
  • If Demi Moore wasn’t going to win for her career-reviving performance in the horror satire The Substance, then surely British voters would reward Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her searing depiction of depression in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths.
    Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
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  • And Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos, who has built a passionate following of serious collectors with her Mahnaz Collection of rare jewelry, is now bringing vintage watches into the mix.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Dr Margie Warrell is a leadership coach, author and keynote speaker who is passionate about helping women lead boldly.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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  • Manager Aaron Boone engaged in a spirited conversation with Schallock about batting practice and fielding drills.
    Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The nearly four-hour ceremony, hosted by Conan O’Brien, featured other memorable moments, including a powerful speech from a first-time acting winner and a series of spirited musical numbers.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Both instances violated fire protection procedures that require maintaining at least 5 feet of distance between hot metal surfaces and combustible material.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Neighbors whose homes are farther apart face another risk: The vegetation and other combustible materials in between properties can fuel a wildfire.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Cold exposure is particularly helpful for those who have irritable skin through the constriction of blood vessels, alleviating swelling and flushes.
    Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The elderly single mom, played with an irritable, bone-deep bitterness by Irish actor Fiona Shaw, has spent the past few years paralyzed by an illness no one can diagnose.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.
    Stephen A. Pyne, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Flo Milli is closing out 2024 with yet another flaming hot freestyle.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019

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“Fiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiery. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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