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Our guides make a towering bonfire as Arctic terns waltz above the cold, blue ocean.
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Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Furious that everyone else had seen this, Leo jumped down from the flatbed trailer, tossed his guitar into the bonfire, and stormed off into the woods.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
When the sun began to set, fireworks, bonfires, and candles were lit throughout the city.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The La Crosse Tribune reported at the time that though a cleaning crew hired to dispose of Gein's trash started a large bonfire on the property, the flames weren't close enough to reach the house.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Furious that everyone else had seen this, Leo jumped down from the flatbed trailer, tossed his guitar into the bonfire, and stormed off into the woods.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
When the sun began to set, fireworks, bonfires, and candles were lit throughout the city.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
The La Crosse Tribune reported at the time that though a cleaning crew hired to dispose of Gein's trash started a large bonfire on the property, the flames weren't close enough to reach the house.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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