as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Recent Examples of bonfire
Activities abound, from an on-site sailing school and nightly bonfires to lawn games, a seasonal kids’ club, a summer roller rink and winter ice rink, and yoga on the beach.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Choose to hike as part of a group or privately, add a bonfire, go foraging, or drink wine on your hike.
—Midwest Living, 15 June 2026
His music is great for a bonfire or an emotional roller coaster.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The programming is refreshingly field-trip-style, incorporating Junior Ranger books, scavenger hunts, science labs, kayak races, kids-only tours, and beach bonfires.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Choose to hike as part of a group or privately, add a bonfire, go foraging, or drink wine on your hike.
—Midwest Living, 15 June 2026
His music is great for a bonfire or an emotional roller coaster.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The programming is refreshingly field-trip-style, incorporating Junior Ranger books, scavenger hunts, science labs, kayak races, kids-only tours, and beach bonfires.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfire
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With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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Even a raging campfire might throw only 30 or 40 lux.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Before the discovery was made, Turner received $28,195 in wildfire disaster relief money from FEMA, the release said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
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Schlotterbeck said forest fire ignition sources often are the hot catalytic converter on a car or SUV running off a road, or a cigarette tossed out of a car window.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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