brush fire

Definition of brush firenext

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Recent Examples of brush fire The two-day brush fire in remote western Broward County is still going strong as fire crews continue to battle it Wednesday evening. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 On Tuesday, crews extinguished a large brush fire at Burr Pond State Park in Torrington, according to DEEP. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026 The crash sparked a small brush fire in the center median of I-25 that was quickly extinguished, investigators said. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Forward progress was quickly stopped on a brush fire that forced evacuation orders and threatened homes in the rural North County community of Rainbow early Wednesday afternoon. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brush fire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush fire
forest fire
Noun
  • Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025

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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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