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
Supporters said the bill is intended to address ongoing concerns about insurance availability following destructive wildfires across the region.
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City News Service, Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
From extreme heat and wildfire smoke to asthma and utility costs, climate change is already impacting our everyday lives.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Forecasters say the lack of rain is beginning to increase the threat of wildfires in the backcountry, a situation that could grow worse next weekend when Santa Ana winds are predicted to arrive from the Great Basin.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Fuels treatment means reducing materials that could readily burn and spread wildfire.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
From extreme heat and wildfire smoke to asthma and utility costs, climate change is already impacting our everyday lives.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Forecasters say the lack of rain is beginning to increase the threat of wildfires in the backcountry, a situation that could grow worse next weekend when Santa Ana winds are predicted to arrive from the Great Basin.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Fuels treatment means reducing materials that could readily burn and spread wildfire.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
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But with the destruction came a swath of community support for the local businesses impacted by the blaze.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Iran hits oil tanker in waters off Dubai An Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in waters off the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, sparking a blaze that was later put out, the Dubai Media Office said.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Where exactly was that blazing inferno of passion on the diamond?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Separately, a Cal Fire task force has issued preliminary recommendations in the wake of the inferno.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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Evening activities include gathering around the campfire, camp-wide games and a talent show.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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The oil shortage has also affected public services and food transportation, prompting rare protests in some cities, with citizens banging pots and pans and lighting bonfires in the darkness.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Miami Music Week is at its zenith this weekend, its cacophonous diversions and decibels aimed at the spring break crowd and other ears that haven’t been around for very long, highlighted by the DJ bonfire known as Ultra Music Festival.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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