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Recent Examples of forest fire
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
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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
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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What began as a small brush fire on federal land soon roared into an inferno that would later reignite as the Palisades Fire, scorching more than 200 acres across the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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All evacuation orders and warnings were lifted Thursday afternoon after firefighters stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that broke out east of Ramona, Cal Fire officials said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Developed in collaboration with firefighters and landowners, Seneca claims its scalable aerial units will redefine how wildfires are detected, controlled, and contained in an era of growing climate risk.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Starting in April, visitors to Australia’s Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park will be able to stay overnight for the first time, stargazing by campfire by the world’s largest monolith.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Stay at the park lodge to close each leaf-peeping day with a cozy fall campfire.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whether that be at bingo nights, around a bonfire or watching little ones march down the street in their costumes.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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We were headed out to have a bonfire at the ranch with my family after, but the weather was questionable.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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