as in fire
a destructive burning the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters

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Recent Examples of inferno The Palisades Fire, part of the January firestorm that rampaged through Malibu, is the costliest inferno in Los Angeles County’s history. Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025 It is not yet known whether the person died in the inferno or drowned. Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 July 2025 Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc and blazing infernos. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 17 July 2025 Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro told The Times in April that evidence including videos and data from the lines suggests the possibility that the idle equipment was reenergized through a phenomenon called induction and sparked the inferno. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for inferno
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fire
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  • The weather service in Honolulu said Kiko will move to the northwest after midweek, and conditions should likely remain under critical fire weather thresholds.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On Tuesday night, the Nepali army deployed troops to restore order after prominent government buildings were set on fire, politicians were attacked and violent clashes erupted between protesters and government forces.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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