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Recent Examples of forest fire
This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Schlotterbeck said forest fire ignition sources often are the hot catalytic converter on a car or SUV running off a road, or a cigarette tossed out of a car window.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Modern chips are becoming so powerful that air cooling is like trying to put out a forest fire with a desk fan.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Schlotterbeck said forest fire ignition sources often are the hot catalytic converter on a car or SUV running off a road, or a cigarette tossed out of a car window.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Modern chips are becoming so powerful that air cooling is like trying to put out a forest fire with a desk fan.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
Noun
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An brush fire in Hayward on Friday afternoon burned some 25 acres before firefighters stopped its progress, authorities said.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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One brush fire from the summer storm then split into two, and the raging flames sent plumes of black smoke upward, darkening the skies for miles and fouling the air.—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Noun
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Before the discovery was made, Turner received $28,195 in wildfire disaster relief money from FEMA, the release said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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Even a raging campfire might throw only 30 or 40 lux.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Sit beside a bonfire on the beach to watch the sunset or gaze up at the stars.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
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Ginger offers a spicy, citrus-like tang, while woods ground the scent and give a fiery, bonfire-like element.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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