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Recent Examples of brush fire
In the show, Gein strikes Henry with a piece of wood, then drags his body into the woods and stages a brush fire to explain Henry's death.
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Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Four years later, Henry died in a brush fire on the family farm.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In the early hours of January 1st, Highlands residents reported hearing fireworks and seeing a flash, just before a brush fire broke out in the hills above their neighborhood.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Idaho 55 has reopened following a brush fire north of Boise on Sunday evening.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jr Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Four years later, Henry died in a brush fire on the family farm.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
In the early hours of January 1st, Highlands residents reported hearing fireworks and seeing a flash, just before a brush fire broke out in the hills above their neighborhood.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Idaho 55 has reopened following a brush fire north of Boise on Sunday evening.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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