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brush fire

noun

Definition of brush firenext
as in forest fire

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Recent Examples of brush fire In July, the Whiteman Airport Coalition applauded Moreno for her important coverage of a brush fire. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Nevada State Police A fast-moving brush fire that kicked up on a hillside in Northern Nevada just outside Reno on Saturday has exploded to more than 10,000 acres, threatening hundreds of homes. — Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 San Diego Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Dan Eddy said the fire began in a canyon area near where a brush fire in June had charred about 90 acres. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Frohnmayer was brought in by the Bush Administration to keep what was still a small brush fire from reaching the White House. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brush fire
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forest fire
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  • Similarly, a major firefighting operation was underway in southwest Germany near the village of Traisen, where the heat sparked a forest fire in an area that also contained unexploded ordnance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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