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Recent Examples of bonfires
Forest walks, lazy lake days, midday swims, and evening bonfires are a part of your regular day.
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Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Throw in the beautiful scenery and cityscapes, along with great food, shopping, a dash of college football and bonfires, and all roads lead to Tennessee—now that sounds like a country song in the making.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Add in offbeat museums, thriving art and culinary scenes in Providence, and seasonal highlights like the WaterFire bonfires, and Rhode Island proves that small states can deliver big experiences.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Open burning, such as bonfires and fire pits, is permitted, but individuals are responsible for any resulting damages.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
As evening settles, bonfires crackle and the sky deepens to indigo—stars sharpening above the valley.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Over a million portable bonfires have been sold around the world, and the company has expanded to include s'mores kits in their shop.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
In Louisiana, Christmas bonfires light the way for Santa Claus.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Throw in the beautiful scenery and cityscapes, along with great food, shopping, a dash of college football and bonfires, and all roads lead to Tennessee—now that sounds like a country song in the making.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Add in offbeat museums, thriving art and culinary scenes in Providence, and seasonal highlights like the WaterFire bonfires, and Rhode Island proves that small states can deliver big experiences.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Open burning, such as bonfires and fire pits, is permitted, but individuals are responsible for any resulting damages.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
As evening settles, bonfires crackle and the sky deepens to indigo—stars sharpening above the valley.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Over a million portable bonfires have been sold around the world, and the company has expanded to include s'mores kits in their shop.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
In Louisiana, Christmas bonfires light the way for Santa Claus.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfires
wildfires
Noun
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Smoke from regional wildfires would cause air quality to reach unhealth levels, read one of the alerts for the state.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The story grabbed him thematically too, given the increasing devastation caused by wildfires and other environmental catastrophes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Bonfires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfires. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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