bonfires

plural of bonfire

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Recent Examples of bonfires The resort features a 2,000-foot private beach for days spent in the sun and evening beach bonfires during the summer. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026 The property’s cold-weather setup—with igloos and seasonal programming, like holiday light trails and courtyard bonfires—offers a slower side of Montauk that most summer visitors never see. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Now, the focus was on comfort, and clothes that could withstand long hikes and full days in the sun before returning back to our beautiful stay at Willow House for late-night bonfires. Minty Mellon, Vogue, 13 July 2026 This luxury glamping experience includes nightly bonfires, fishing, river tubing, and access to a wellness studio, as well as meals at the on-site Meander restaurant. Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026 The bonfires are the centerpiece of the loyalist calendar, underlining an identity built on being British. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 There is also plenty of pomp, along with bells, bonfires, and illuminations. Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 Shacks, of which there were nine along the peninsula, would compete to outdo each other, lighting bonfires on the beach, supplying endless kegs, and inviting live bands. Curbed Editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026 Dozens of municipalities in northern Spain also canceled traditional bonfires because of elevated wildfire risk. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonfires
wildfires
Noun
  • More than 800 wildfires are still burning across Canada, including dozens that are out of control across western Ontario, the source of most of the smoke, AccuWeather said July 17.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Poor air quality persisted in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states on Saturday, as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Minnesota and Canada continued to spread and envelop skylines.
    Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 July 2026

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