as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Recent Examples of bonfire
After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn’t feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz — the Persian New Year.
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ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Last week’s news that Netflix had divested from the lifestyle venture, which the tech giant footed the bill to help build, tossed gasoline on a bonfire of speculation about the health of the relationship between the former royals and their creative home.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Evenings became the anchor of the trip, with bonfires, stargazing, and celebrations that brought everyone together despite the wide age spread.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Although violence has occasionally occurred at the beach, a popular hangout near LAX known for large parties and bonfires, the surrounding area has had lower violent-crime rates, historically, than other parts of the city.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Last week’s news that Netflix had divested from the lifestyle venture, which the tech giant footed the bill to help build, tossed gasoline on a bonfire of speculation about the health of the relationship between the former royals and their creative home.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Evenings became the anchor of the trip, with bonfires, stargazing, and celebrations that brought everyone together despite the wide age spread.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Although violence has occasionally occurred at the beach, a popular hangout near LAX known for large parties and bonfires, the surrounding area has had lower violent-crime rates, historically, than other parts of the city.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfire
Noun
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Evening activities include gathering around the campfire, camp-wide games and a talent show.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month or more earlier than usual, Gleick said, which increases the risk of wildfires.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hot, dry weather is a recipe for wildfires.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
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The forest fire sequence is a good example.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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