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as in burning
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
From fiery podium declarations to abrupt social media posts, his tariff regime lacks a coherent economic rationale.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Peak season here is fall, when the trees put on their fiery autumnal best, but the route is also particularly scenic in late spring, when the apple trees of the Hudson Valley are flowering.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
Next, Trump dispatched Vance to deliver a fiery speech at the Munich Security Conference attacking the EU’s laws on content moderation that supposedly stifle alternative viewpoints.
—Anu Bradford, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
The two eventually met on Friday, and the senator said Abrego Garcia was completely in the dark about his family’s fight to get him home and the fiery political debate that’s ensued since his deportation.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Peak season here is fall, when the trees put on their fiery autumnal best, but the route is also particularly scenic in late spring, when the apple trees of the Hudson Valley are flowering.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
Next, Trump dispatched Vance to deliver a fiery speech at the Munich Security Conference attacking the EU’s laws on content moderation that supposedly stifle alternative viewpoints.
—Anu Bradford, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
The two eventually met on Friday, and the senator said Abrego Garcia was completely in the dark about his family’s fight to get him home and the fiery political debate that’s ensued since his deportation.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiery
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pritzker — who was rumored to be on the shortlist to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate last year — issued a searing rebuke of the Trump administration, in his address.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Leaders who are passionate about their work inspire their teams to share that enthusiasm.—
Edward DeAngelis,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Barman is passionate about removing friction in the DIY process.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today, the Boykin spaniel is celebrated as South Carolina's official state dog—loved for its loyalty, intelligence, and spirited nature—as Clemmy's joyful antics clearly show.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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There were spirited speeches on Thursday at the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee hearing, where his ordinance passed unanimously.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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That leaves the party with a combustible combination of entrenched elites presiding over a rank-and-file cohort that loathes both Donald Trump and their own party.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mixed in with newer homes and buildings constructed with fire-wise methods and materials are wooden cabins from the 1940s and ‘50s with highly combustible shake roofs and wood decks.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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It is believed to reduce pain and inflammation, and has been used for treatment of back pain, high blood pressure, arthritis, migraines, and irritable bowel disease.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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And even in what was a stilted match played in an increasingly irritable atmosphere, Rogers and Tielemans delivered with an assist each.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Earth upon Earth has opened and already come to the iced or flaming end of everything except sludge or scales or fur.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.—
Stephen A. Pyne,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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“Fiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiery. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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