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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fires
Noun
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From wildfires in Spain to a polar bear feast in Norway to a wedding amongst floods in the Philippines.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Also voicing support for the bill at the hearing were survivors of other deadly wildfires in the state, including the 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed much of the town of Paradise.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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People were playing music, like lighting small bonfires and stuff, trying to light the area.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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One skeleton estimated at 10,000–12,000 years old was surrounded by evidence of bonfires, possibly indicating funerary rituals involving light.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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