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Recent Examples of campfire
The time a coyote ran past our campfire at Chilao campground, prompting my wife and I to move our tent from its path.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Dancing around campfires, performing magic, visiting henges, worshipping ancient gods—all that jazz.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025
His chemistry with Johnson isn't raging, but warm and solid, the embers of a campfire that has been well-tended.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Snag one of this quiet campground’s 43 sites, gather ’round the campfire, and toast your good sense to be here.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Dancing around campfires, performing magic, visiting henges, worshipping ancient gods—all that jazz.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 19 June 2025
His chemistry with Johnson isn't raging, but warm and solid, the embers of a campfire that has been well-tended.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
Snag one of this quiet campground’s 43 sites, gather ’round the campfire, and toast your good sense to be here.
—Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
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The holiday celebrates the beginning of summer and is celebrated with hilltop bonfires and dancing.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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This product is flammable, so make sure not to spray it near a grill or bonfire, Vanchinathan said.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Despite the devastating wildfires that tore through the historic town of Lahaina in 2023, T+L readers showed their love of Maui by voting it the number one island in Hawaii this year.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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Last week, the military announced about 200 of those troops would be returned to their units to fight wildfires.—
Christopher Weber,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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