as in fire
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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Recent Examples of inferno
The streamer will also be on stage for a panel about Paul Greengrass’ The Lost Bus, in which a wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno.
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The Deadline Team, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The two fires combined into an inferno following months of drought amid a winter nearly devoid of snow.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The rain, along with a phalanx of firefighters, wasn’t enough to stop the inferno that resulted.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
To the north, firefighters have had more luck against the Zogg Fire, a similarly fast-moving inferno that has killed four people.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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The Deadline Team, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The two fires combined into an inferno following months of drought amid a winter nearly devoid of snow.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The rain, along with a phalanx of firefighters, wasn’t enough to stop the inferno that resulted.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
To the north, firefighters have had more luck against the Zogg Fire, a similarly fast-moving inferno that has killed four people.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inferno
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferno
fire
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Eddy came under fire after the op-ed published, with Angel City FC and the team's captain, center back Sarah Gorden, both denouncing the piece.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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