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Recent Examples of forest fire
Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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The brush fire damaged about 2 acres of land but did not damage any buildings.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Forward progress was quickly stopped on a brush fire that forced evacuation orders and threatened homes in the rural North County community of Rainbow early Wednesday afternoon.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Young minds may have come up with some answers for one of Colorado's rising issues -- what to do with all that biomass from wildfire mitigation efforts?—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Northern Colorado residents living near Carter Lake Reservoir in Larimer County were ordered to evacuate Wednesday morning after a new wildfire sparked, according to county officials.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Evenings are spent with her neighbors around a campfire, barbecuing and sharing dinner.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kids ages three to 11 can partake in fishing, archery, and crafts, while evenings bring family-friendly fun like movie nights and campfire s’mores.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 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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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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