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Recent Examples of bonfires
People were playing music, like lighting small bonfires and stuff, trying to light the area.
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Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
One skeleton estimated at 10,000–12,000 years old was surrounded by evidence of bonfires, possibly indicating funerary rituals involving light.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The oil shortage has also affected public services and food transportation, prompting rare protests in some cities, with citizens banging pots and pans and lighting bonfires in the darkness.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The bonfires are accompanied by fireworks.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 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
In addition to the bonfires, there will be live Persian music, food, arts and crafts activities and cultural organization booths.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
In many parts of India, people light large bonfires the night before the festival to signify the destruction of evil and victory of good.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
One skeleton estimated at 10,000–12,000 years old was surrounded by evidence of bonfires, possibly indicating funerary rituals involving light.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The oil shortage has also affected public services and food transportation, prompting rare protests in some cities, with citizens banging pots and pans and lighting bonfires in the darkness.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The bonfires are accompanied by fireworks.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 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
In addition to the bonfires, there will be live Persian music, food, arts and crafts activities and cultural organization booths.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
In many parts of India, people light large bonfires the night before the festival to signify the destruction of evil and victory of good.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfires
wildfires
Noun
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Becerra pointed to his experiences leading the sprawling federal health agency during the Biden administration, including dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the wildfires that devastated Maui, Hawaii, avian flu and mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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It's been a dry season, and water supply and wildfires are top of mind for many Coloradans.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Bonfires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfires. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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