as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Recent Examples of bonfire
Many have survived into the modern era, complete with maypole dancing, ceremonial bonfires and other festivities.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
The barn jacket makes for a stylish layering piece, which is perfect to bring along for cool nights around the bonfire or brisk boat rides.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 23 May 2025
The palate is said to have notes of freshly baked pastry, golden syrup, ground coffee, sea salt, warm sand, and beach bonfire smoke.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Critics say attending a nighttime beach bonfire is a San Diego tradition and a key part of local culture.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2025
The barn jacket makes for a stylish layering piece, which is perfect to bring along for cool nights around the bonfire or brisk boat rides.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 23 May 2025
The palate is said to have notes of freshly baked pastry, golden syrup, ground coffee, sea salt, warm sand, and beach bonfire smoke.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Critics say attending a nighttime beach bonfire is a San Diego tradition and a key part of local culture.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfire
Noun
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Snag one of this quiet campground’s 43 sites, gather ’round the campfire, and toast your good sense to be here.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
6 June 2025
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My personal campfire cup has been for years an old Miir coffee cup that has taken a beating in the back of trucks and rucksacks bouncing down the trail.—
Tom Mylan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Notwithstanding Michelin Guide’s 2020 pause in ratings due to the pandemic and wildfires, Providence held two stars every year since the guide’s return to L.A.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The cost of weather disasters in the U.S. has skyrocketed in the last decade, as climate change causes more intense weather and populations grow in areas that are at high risk for hurricanes, wildfires and other destructive events.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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