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as in blazing
being on fire
the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party
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as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the long, dangerous trek across the fiery desert
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
the fiery preacher held the members of the revival meeting spellbound
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as in spirited
marked by a lively display of strong feeling
the controversial editorial sparked a page's worth of fiery letters to the editor
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as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion
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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
since the governor was known for his fiery temper, naturally his aides always shielded him from bad news
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Recent Examples of fiery
Hennessy was rescued from a fiery crash on Interstate 64 West near South Charleston on Tuesday evening, but her owner, a tractor-trailer driver later identified as 63-year-old Jeffrey Simons, died, CBS affiliate WOWK reported.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Later, just a stone’s throw away, a dancer in a fiery red blouse shimmies onstage, matching the rhythm of a plucky tune in Spanish.
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Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
Paralleling this fiery drama is a slower accretion of changes to the city’s fabric, which convey an almost tectonic sense of time’s passage.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Later, just a stone’s throw away, a dancer in a fiery red blouse shimmies onstage, matching the rhythm of a plucky tune in Spanish.
—
Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
Paralleling this fiery drama is a slower accretion of changes to the city’s fabric, which convey an almost tectonic sense of time’s passage.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiery
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In the middle of the blazing mid-afternoon heat, two other shows dazzled convention attendees who were grabbing a bite to eat or shopping at vendor pop-up tents outside.
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Plants must endure and thrive through soft morning light and blazing summer afternoons, through shade one moment and full sun the next.
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That has given players an opportunity to rest and recover ahead of the next fixture, but some of those games have taken place in searing heat, which will have had its effect on players, especially if they are not used to playing in that climate.
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But the street parties also come after months of scrutiny as FIFA has faced searing criticism across the globe for soaring World Cup ticket prices.
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The Democrats are also passionate about the Constitution, the rule of law and due process — all high ground positions.
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Even in some of the big, seemingly soulless companies, there’s a lot of really passionate people who want to make art.
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Democratic incumbents are facing spirited challenges Tuesday in at least two of New York’s congressional primaries, the latest proving ground in the fight by the progressive left against the party establishment.
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Algeria became the fourth team in this summer’s World Cup to come from behind, beating Jordan 2-1 in their second match of Group J in front of a spirited crowd in Santa Clara.
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The Emergency Operations Center said a preliminary investigation found that the blaze likely spread quickly because a portion of the resort's roof was made of cane, which is a more combustible material.
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With or without any classics by Queen, the band Lambert has sung with since 2012, he can be expected to deliver a combustible show.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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They can be withdrawn or irritable.
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
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“Fiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiery. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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