as in fire
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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Any spark could quickly turn into a rapidly spreading inferno in these conditions.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
And then there are lingering concerns the Santa Ana winds might kick up and turn a new brush fire into an inferno.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The inferno that raged across the Palisades on Jan. 7 took thousands of homes and several lives.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite tens of billions of dollars spent so far in California alone to reduce the risk of electric ignition, last month's infernos suggest that much more needs to be done to make sure the electric grid does not contribute to more tragedy.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
And then there are lingering concerns the Santa Ana winds might kick up and turn a new brush fire into an inferno.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The inferno that raged across the Palisades on Jan. 7 took thousands of homes and several lives.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Despite tens of billions of dollars spent so far in California alone to reduce the risk of electric ignition, last month's infernos suggest that much more needs to be done to make sure the electric grid does not contribute to more tragedy.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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