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Recent Examples of brush fire
Aurora firefighters tackled a 1-acre brush fire Monday afternoon that ignited along the Tollgate Creek trail near East 6th Avenue and Sable Boulevard.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
The Oxbow Bridge, connecting Cibola, Arizona, and California, collapsed due to a brush fire on Aug 1.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
The crash caused a small brush fire to break out, according to police.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
The Oxbow Bridge, connecting Cibola, Arizona, and California, collapsed due to a brush fire on Aug 1.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
The crash caused a small brush fire to break out, according to police.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brush fire
forest fire
Noun
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The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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