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Recent Examples of campfire
Car rides, hikes, and time around a campfire offer the rare gift of a kid’s total attention, which can invite memorable conversations and storytelling.
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Peyton Roberts, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The crowd gives a sense of international joviality that makes for excellent campfire conversation come nightfall.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Fresh s’mores made over campfire round containers were popular too.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the county parks district will stage a campfire storytelling evening with hot cocoa and trivia at MacKerricher State Park.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Peyton Roberts, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The crowd gives a sense of international joviality that makes for excellent campfire conversation come nightfall.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Fresh s’mores made over campfire round containers were popular too.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
On Friday, the county parks district will stage a campfire storytelling evening with hot cocoa and trivia at MacKerricher State Park.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
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Late Thursday night into early Friday morning, residents in several neighborhoods in Havana took to the streets, banging pots and pans and, in some cases, lighting bonfires to block major roads in the capital — a sign of escalating frustration.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn't feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz -- the Persian New Year.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Waste wood from wildfire prevention, industrial byproducts, and even sewage can be transformed into high-value material for batteries and steel production.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cal Fire law enforcement officers arrested a Modesto man accused of starting a 2-acre wildfire early Friday in El Dorado County after he was found near the fire area the following day.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2026.
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