conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 
Examples of conflagration in a Sentence
The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration.
the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
Recent Examples on the Web
The massive quake brought down lampposts and split gas lines, causing several small fires that quickly converged into one giant conflagration that burned for three days.
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Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Also there’s this: BJ tells me the local fire department recently had to put out a huge conflagration ignited by a battery charger for a leaf blower.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Such an invasion could be the prelude to precisely what the Biden administration has been striving to avoid since October 7: a regional conflagration that could draw in the United States and Iran.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Jeremiah destroys the old psychiatric institution in a conflagration and builds it anew, basing the floor plan on a classical labyrinth structure.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Tehran has used successive conflagrations in its neighborhood to strengthen its position.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Despite having to race against molten rock, which frequently surrounded them, the sight of the conflagration engendered a paradoxical sense of calm.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
Hellish fires evoke not only political violence, but also, in one case, a disastrous conflagration in the artist’s own studio.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
To stimulate flagging consumer confidence, Elon Musk lit a fuse at the start of last year that would spark a broader price war conflagration across the Chinese EV industry—one that has now been raging for months.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
Christopher Calton, Orange County Register, 16 Apr. 2024
Also there’s this: BJ tells me the local fire department recently had to put out a huge conflagration ignited by a battery charger for a leaf blower.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Such an invasion could be the prelude to precisely what the Biden administration has been striving to avoid since October 7: a regional conflagration that could draw in the United States and Iran.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
Jeremiah destroys the old psychiatric institution in a conflagration and builds it anew, basing the floor plan on a classical labyrinth structure.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Tehran has used successive conflagrations in its neighborhood to strengthen its position.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Despite having to race against molten rock, which frequently surrounded them, the sight of the conflagration engendered a paradoxical sense of calm.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
Hellish fires evoke not only political violence, but also, in one case, a disastrous conflagration in the artist’s own studio.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
To stimulate flagging consumer confidence, Elon Musk lit a fuse at the start of last year that would spark a broader price war conflagration across the Chinese EV industry—one that has now been raging for months.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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