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Recent Examples of bonfires
Do not smoke, use flashlights, or light bonfires at night.
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Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Get your patio ready for football watch parties, cozy bonfires, and cool morning coffee dates with furniture from Better Homes & Gardens' new Ezra Patio Collection at Walmart.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
When the sun began to set, fireworks, bonfires, and candles were lit throughout the city.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Candlelight celebrations, bonfires, and ofrenda decorating occupy the night.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Aromas like pumpkin chai or caramel pecan take us to a cozy kitchen filled with baked goods and warm mugs, while woodsy notes like cedar, amber, or smoke pull us into forests or bonfires.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
State Beach has ample parking, public facilities, beachside eateries, picnic areas, walking and biking paths and more than 200 free fire pits for beachside bonfires.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Campfire Song At Rusty’s Lakeside Pub in Scottsville, Kentucky, with the cooler weather, everyone is ready for football, jeans, and bonfires.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Get your patio ready for football watch parties, cozy bonfires, and cool morning coffee dates with furniture from Better Homes & Gardens' new Ezra Patio Collection at Walmart.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
When the sun began to set, fireworks, bonfires, and candles were lit throughout the city.
—Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Candlelight celebrations, bonfires, and ofrenda decorating occupy the night.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Aromas like pumpkin chai or caramel pecan take us to a cozy kitchen filled with baked goods and warm mugs, while woodsy notes like cedar, amber, or smoke pull us into forests or bonfires.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
State Beach has ample parking, public facilities, beachside eateries, picnic areas, walking and biking paths and more than 200 free fire pits for beachside bonfires.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Campfire Song At Rusty’s Lakeside Pub in Scottsville, Kentucky, with the cooler weather, everyone is ready for football, jeans, and bonfires.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfires
wildfires
Noun
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In more recent years, fire policies have been based mostly in suppression, researchers say, which have led to bigger wildfires.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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All active wildfires are shown.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bonfires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfires. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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