as in blaze
a fire in a wild area (such as a forest) that is not controlled and that can burn a large area very quickly
The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.
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Recent Examples of wildfire
This as the severity and damage from wildfires continue to grow.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Six weeks after the Los Angeles wildfires erupted, Chris Briffett was sifting through 10,000 volunteer applications.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
Other must-reads California wildfires are burning deeper into urban areas like Altadena and finding new victims.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The funding patch could include some add-ons, including wildfire aid for California, but would otherwise keep spending flat for the remainder of the fiscal year.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Six weeks after the Los Angeles wildfires erupted, Chris Briffett was sifting through 10,000 volunteer applications.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
Other must-reads California wildfires are burning deeper into urban areas like Altadena and finding new victims.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The funding patch could include some add-ons, including wildfire aid for California, but would otherwise keep spending flat for the remainder of the fiscal year.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
Noun
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No major injuries have been reported in connection with the blaze.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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By Sunday afternoon, firefighting crews were focused on putting out hotspots and preventing flareups from the previous day’s blazes.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The recent battery fire in Moss Landing, Calif., turned into a towering inferno, forcing local evacuations and leading to a lawsuit from residents.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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These spot fires can grow into infernos that engulf your home.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ice cream flavors include campfire s'mores, peanut butter Oreo, and blueberry pie.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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The game is split into night and day cycles, where the danger of the journey melts into campfire talk at night and exchanging stories with other travelers.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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Each week, host Mark L. Walberg sits down with the men and women separately at a bonfire, where they will be shown out-of-context clips of what their significant other has been up to at their temporary home.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Court records showed that, on Oct. 5, 2020, White and two other individuals attacked a 28-year-old man during a bonfire in the woods near Ravenswood Trail in East Lyme.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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