hellfire
noun
hell·fire
ˈhel-ˌfī(-ə)r 
: the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners
hellfire
adjective
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These two accountability requirements made sure that everyone in the system would be in a hellfire hurry to teach children to read.
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Call it spring hellfire, the Heat Miser’s meddling or the harbinger of summer — a historic heat wave is descending on Arizona, bringing three-digit temperatures to Phoenix.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Across all those years, though, the game itself has barely changed, becoming something of a familiar, comfortable blanket of hellfire for longtime players.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 19 Feb. 2026
Mahon ran Channel 4 for eight years and is seen as a savvy political and commercial operator, who is sure-footed under scrutiny — all attributes that would serve her well in the hellfire moments that often come with running the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Call it spring hellfire, the Heat Miser’s meddling or the harbinger of summer — a historic heat wave is descending on Arizona, bringing three-digit temperatures to Phoenix.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Across all those years, though, the game itself has barely changed, becoming something of a familiar, comfortable blanket of hellfire for longtime players.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 19 Feb. 2026
Mahon ran Channel 4 for eight years and is seen as a savvy political and commercial operator, who is sure-footed under scrutiny — all attributes that would serve her well in the hellfire moments that often come with running the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Hellfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellfire. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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