as in fire
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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Recent Examples of inferno
Ruslana, who won for Ukraine in 2004, performed in front of screens showing a digital inferno.
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Miriam Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Just like the companies who sparked a blaze, the fossil fuel industry bears responsibility for contributing to the soaring high temperatures and drier atmosphere that turn a routine forest fire into a blazing inferno.
—Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro told The Times in April that evidence including videos and data from the lines suggests the possibility that the idle equipment was reenergized through a phenomenon called induction and sparked the inferno.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Miriam Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Just like the companies who sparked a blaze, the fossil fuel industry bears responsibility for contributing to the soaring high temperatures and drier atmosphere that turn a routine forest fire into a blazing inferno.
—Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro told The Times in April that evidence including videos and data from the lines suggests the possibility that the idle equipment was reenergized through a phenomenon called induction and sparked the inferno.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferno
fire
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The fire was under investigation, the Bureau of Land Management said.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, about 3 a.m. and about 30 minutes after fire crews initially cleared the scene, firefighters were called back because the fire rekindled.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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