campfire

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for campfire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
  • All the more reason to escape into nostalgic summer activities like going to the boardwalk, riding roller coasters at night, and hanging out at the beach by the bonfire.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
  • Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and fellowship, with a bonfire to follow, pending weather.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Notwithstanding Michelin Guide’s 2020 pause in ratings due to the pandemic and wildfires, Providence held two stars every year since the guide’s return to L.A.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • The cost of weather disasters in the U.S. has skyrocketed in the last decade, as climate change causes more intense weather and populations grow in areas that are at high risk for hurricanes, wildfires and other destructive events.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 26 June 2025

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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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