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as in hostilities
a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent
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Recent Examples of conflagration
In total, 78 firefighters from 20 different units responded and were able to get the fire under control by 2 p.m.
No one was injured in the conflagration.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Some suspect that DeJoy stepped aside to prevent a larger conflagration.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
In urban conflagrations, like the ones in Los Angeles, flames go horizontal in the gale-force winds, turning a burning home into a blow-torch trained upon its neighbors.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Given that much of the CMEC runs directly through active conflict zones, the post-coup conflagration has disrupted many of Beijing’s investments in the country.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Some suspect that DeJoy stepped aside to prevent a larger conflagration.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
In urban conflagrations, like the ones in Los Angeles, flames go horizontal in the gale-force winds, turning a burning home into a blow-torch trained upon its neighbors.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Given that much of the CMEC runs directly through active conflict zones, the post-coup conflagration has disrupted many of Beijing’s investments in the country.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagration
Noun
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Can Verdugo, known for intensity — if not a full-on internal inferno like Donaldson, at least a flame — have any semblance of such impact on this team?—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy Andrea-Marie Stark Stark’s house is one of several that survived the inferno on her block, but its proximity to the flames meant everything inside was coated with a thick layer of soot.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These meetings initially took place virtually and then in person across different capitals, seeking a cessation of hostilities and the establishment of humanitarian corridors.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Putin had other ideas, tying a halt in hostilities to the West readmitting certain Russian banks into the West’s financial network.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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The team carried a smoldering fire in the core from that game into the offseason, and galvanized during a trip overseas that summer.—
Jim Calhoun with Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The intention isn’t to incite a turf war with your daughter-in-law’s parents.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Fighting for working people also means standing up to Donald Trump and his war on the fundamental values of our city.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflagration. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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