firestorms

plural of firestorm

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of firestorms As deadly firestorms raged in Los Angeles County, carving a path of destruction that displaced families and killed 31 people, bets online were rolling in. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 But this year, there have been increasing signs that the Academies’ ability to dodge political firestorms has reached its limit. ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 Since 2017, a series of destructive wildfires has cost tens of billions of dollars, including last year’s Los Angeles firestorms. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 Jenna Russell, a doctoral candidate in computer science at the University of Maryland, has been following various social-media firestorms. Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 The precise figure is difficult to quantify, but the money has come from nonprofits, federal agencies and local governments and higher insurance premiums sought by providers to cover losses and pay out claims to rebuild from the firestorms. Pat Maio, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorms
Noun
  • The Sunderland penalty against Arsenal (and indeed various other controversies at the Stadium of Light on Saturday)?
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • International Boxing Association controversies Under Kremlev, the IBA faced extraordinary controversy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps sport’s more important diplomatic contribution isn’t resolving disputes at all.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Johannesburg Crisis Alliance has blamed the disruptions on labor disputes, financial constraints, and an aging fleet.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The current debates on consciousness, sentience, and AI would profit from a substantial input from philosophers who are familiar with that tradition.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman says recent debates over whether to slow or accelerate the technology are missing something crucial.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Working with Minhaj and Venkataramanujam, both first-time feature writers, meant frequent creative disagreements, Khan says, but never without purpose.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The issue has been especially contentious in Northern Virginia, where disagreements over bathrooms, locker rooms, pronouns and parental notification have prompted clashes between state officials and local school boards.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Firestorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorms. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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