firestorms

plural of firestorm

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of firestorms For one thing, the large amount of rebuilding construction that will soon follow last January’s Los Angeles County firestorms will keep the cost of goods created here higher than before, suggesting a potential move up in the worldwide economic rankings. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, his mercurial style and public controversies, from social media firestorms to clashes with regulators, have brought volatility to Tesla’s stock and reputation. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 Born in the 1970s, China’s Type 74 flamethrower turned bunkers and trenches into firestorms. Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorms
Noun
  • While the band is preparing for its return to the spotlight, past controversies continue to follow them.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2025
  • However, this new poll indicates that at least among young voters, controversies tied to extremist symbols may not turn the dial with their loyalties, highlighting a potential limit of the impact of scandals in modern campaigns and a potential shift in political tolerance.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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
  • The town had burned to the ground, and most of the Spanish settlers were dead, either of disease or in violent disputes about gold with indigenous peoples.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some residents, like Leiva, consider Santa Rosa to be a paradise where international disputes feel more distant than the power of the river.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Provenance debates burn hot, then cool, as audiences standardize on value.
    Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Most commonsense Americans understand that there is no reason paying America's warriors should be held hostage to arcane debates over housing policy.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Members of Congress are entrenched in disagreements over health care policy with little bipartisanship on the horizon.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The dispute could affect billions of dollars in cross-border trade and set a new precedent for handling disagreements over the use of public figures and historic addresses in political messaging.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Firestorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorms. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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