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
Where exactly was that blazing inferno of passion on the diamond?
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Carlsbad’s late first-quarter surge became an inferno in the second, with the Lancers going on a 5-0 run over the final 12 minutes of the half to take an 8-3 lead.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said the inferno broke out Tuesday evening on a bus in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of Bern, the Swiss capital.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Specialist equipment was used to tackle the inferno.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Carlsbad’s late first-quarter surge became an inferno in the second, with the Lancers going on a 5-0 run over the final 12 minutes of the half to take an 8-3 lead.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Police spokesperson Frederic Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said the inferno broke out Tuesday evening on a bus in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of Bern, the Swiss capital.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Specialist equipment was used to tackle the inferno.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferno
fire
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The fires burned for more than three weeks and clean-up efforts took about seven months.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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It's been six months since Keisha Archer last set foot in her childcare center after it was set on fire in October.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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