forest fires

Definition of forest firesnext
plural of forest fire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fires
Noun
  • Bass wrote in a letter announcing the plan that Angelenos are already experiencing global warming in the form of more intense wildfires and heat waves.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a very intimate one-man show that will take the audience into his family's longtime Los Angeles home that was leveled in wildfires.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The final bonfires were a bit of a bloodbath this season.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The nightly bonfires, often accompanied by live music, are a summer staple.
    Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Forest fires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fires. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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