forest fire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forest fire 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
  • The real brush fire in question took place in the spring (not the winter, as portrayed on the show), and fires of that sort were common.
    JR Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The real brush fire in question took place in the spring (not the winter, as portrayed on the show), and fires of that sort were common.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The wildfire has been burning on private land.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout his career, Zilber helped plant millions of trees and was a part of the state's response efforts for severe weather events, including wildfires, floods and tornadoes.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Big Agnes Big Six Armchair Perfect for star gazing or hanging around the campfire, the Big Agnes Big Six armchair is going to be your new favorite piece of car camping gear.
    Will Porter, Outside, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Aromas like pumpkin chai or caramel pecan take us to a cozy kitchen filled with baked goods and warm mugs, while woodsy notes like cedar, amber, or smoke pull us into forests or bonfires.
    Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Evenings ended with sundowners by the bonfire pit.
    Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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