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Recent Examples of campfire
The charred layer at the surface is identical to the black leftover log from a campfire.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Their savior, a late-40s man travelling alone, welcomed them to join him at his campfire.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
Those sentiments are shared by San Diego Symphony President and CEO Martha Gilmer, who playfully invoked a children’s campfire music favorite known to several generations of Girl Scouts.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The men claimed a pair of metal folding chairs set beside the campfire; Adi found a seat on a big knob of driftwood.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Their savior, a late-40s man travelling alone, welcomed them to join him at his campfire.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
Those sentiments are shared by San Diego Symphony President and CEO Martha Gilmer, who playfully invoked a children’s campfire music favorite known to several generations of Girl Scouts.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The men claimed a pair of metal folding chairs set beside the campfire; Adi found a seat on a big knob of driftwood.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
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Brenna Hernandez The volunteers with the Shedd will cut down European buckthorn in the forest preserve and burn it in a bonfire.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s always a huge bonfire to warm up by, as well as a beer garden, various food trucks and tables featuring local vendors and nonprofit organizations selling delicious treats.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, the Palisades fire burned 23,448 acres and destroyed much of the exclusive Pacific Palisades community, destroying about 6,800 structures and killing 12 people.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Under state law, if a utility is determined to have acted reasonably it can be reimbursed for all or most of the damages of the fire by a state wildfire fund.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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The forest fire sequence is a good example.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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