Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
Noun
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On Monday morning, the St. Charles Fire Department responded to a brush fire on the 4000 block of Lincoln Highway in St. Charles, according to a press release from the fire department on Monday.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Listen to this article An arsonist was sentenced this week to more than 13 years in prison for setting two brush fires in East County last fall, the District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by federal cleanup crews.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, NWS issues all of the tornado warnings, hurricane warnings, flood warnings, extreme wildfire conditions and other information during extreme weather events.—
Louis Uccellini,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Toward the end of the four-hour dinner, there’s the seemingly obligatory invitation to the kitchen, or in this case, to the campfire.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Extreme weather prompted Great Smoky Mountains National Park to ban campfires and charcoal use Saturday until further notice.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Visually, Zawada used black-and-white mid-century footage from Manchester – kids digging holes, smashing windows, lighting bonfires – and spliced it together with colorful claymation clips from decades ago.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
7 May 2025
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More: Man arrested for arson after bonfire ignites Jones Road wildfire, authorities say Fire could be one of New Jersey's biggest The blaze was threatening to become the biggest in New Jersey in 20 years, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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