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 Los Angeles Fire Department made the decision to physically move the command post down Pacific Coast Highway and away from the Palisades because the inferno threatened to overtake their location.
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Le Constellation bar, where 40 people died in the inferno, had not had a fire inspection since 2019, the president of the Crans-Montana council said.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the victims, including numerous teenagers, have been positively identified in the deadly inferno that erupted at a New Year’s party in Switzerland last week.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
No one was injured in the blaze as personnel from more than six fire departments battled the fire, which turned the two-story building into an inferno.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Le Constellation bar, where 40 people died in the inferno, had not had a fire inspection since 2019, the president of the Crans-Montana council said.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
All the victims, including numerous teenagers, have been positively identified in the deadly inferno that erupted at a New Year’s party in Switzerland last week.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
No one was injured in the blaze as personnel from more than six fire departments battled the fire, which turned the two-story building into an inferno.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inferno
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferno
fire
Noun
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Measures to promote diversity and inclusion have come under fire in the past year.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Crews were at the home within five minutes and encountered fire venting from multiple windows and extending toward the second floor, fire officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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