as in blaze
a fire in a wild area (such as a forest) that is not controlled and that can burn a large area very quickly
The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.
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Recent Examples of wildfire
So when the next flood or wildfire or earthquake comes, the resources won’t be there.
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Concerns for an active wildfire season are likely to remain high as the winter wet season comes to an end.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Here's what to know about the wildfires.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
This raises water supply concerns and wildfire worries for the upcoming dry season.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
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Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Concerns for an active wildfire season are likely to remain high as the winter wet season comes to an end.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
Here's what to know about the wildfires.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
This raises water supply concerns and wildfire worries for the upcoming dry season.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wildfire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
Noun
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Wagner also mentioned the liability from the Airport fire, with the county paying $89 million so far to resolve at least 400 claims from the blaze that was started by a work crew moving boulders.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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After extinguishing the blaze, Murrieta Fire & Rescue crews found the two girls and six pets dead inside.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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Between September 2024 and December 2025, enrollment in FAIR surged 43% as insurers pull back from California following a series of catastrophic wildfires, including last year’s $40 billion Los Angeles inferno.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
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The forest fire sequence is a good example.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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To stop the malting, the barley was heated and dried by burning mesquite wood, infusing it with a savory, almost barbecue-like smokiness as opposed to the campfire and iodine notes associated with peat.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Evenings became the anchor of the trip, with bonfires, stargazing, and celebrations that brought everyone together despite the wide age spread.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although violence has occasionally occurred at the beach, a popular hangout near LAX known for large parties and bonfires, the surrounding area has had lower violent-crime rates, historically, than other parts of the city.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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