ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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Dripping gasoline onto dry grass and deliberately setting it ablaze in the California countryside felt wildly reckless, especially for someone whose job involves interviewing survivors of the state’s all too frequent, catastrophic wildfires.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Rioters set Waymo cabs ablaze in Los Angeles last night in the ongoing spasm of violence the last several days over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025
The theory caught fire, setting the meme world ablaze and eight years later proving to still have a little life left in it yet.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Rioters set Waymo cabs ablaze in Los Angeles last night in the ongoing spasm of violence the last several days over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025
The theory caught fire, setting the meme world ablaze and eight years later proving to still have a little life left in it yet.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
The internet is ablaze with criticism of the Millennial workout staple.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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