forest fire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
Noun
  • Firefighters quickly extinguished a brush fire on a Clairemont hillside Sunday morning.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • The brush fire grew 8 acres, prompting evacuation orders in parts of the city.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The governor also said the wildfires in Los Angeles, which ravaged entire neighborhoods, took an economic toll on the state and forced state and federal officials to delay tax deadlines in the county.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
  • The cost of weather disasters in the U.S. has skyrocketed in the last decade, as climate change causes more intense weather and populations grow in areas that are at high risk for hurricanes, wildfires and other destructive events.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Snag one of this quiet campground’s 43 sites, gather ’round the campfire, and toast your good sense to be here.
    Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
  • My personal campfire cup has been for years an old Miir coffee cup that has taken a beating in the back of trucks and rucksacks bouncing down the trail.
    Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • All the more reason to escape into nostalgic summer activities like going to the boardwalk, riding roller coasters at night, and hanging out at the beach by the bonfire.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
  • Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and fellowship, with a bonfire to follow, pending weather.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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