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
All active wildfires are shown.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
For more information about wildfire danger, burn restrictions, and wildfire prevention and education, please visit your state forestry or environmental protection website.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Utilities are having to invest a lot of money upgrading old infrastructure and protecting their systems from more-extreme weather and wildfires, which are becoming bigger threats because of climate change.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Fire crews in Nebraska have made significant progress in battling the Morrill Fire, largest wildfire in state history.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
For more information about wildfire danger, burn restrictions, and wildfire prevention and education, please visit your state forestry or environmental protection website.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Mar. 2026
Utilities are having to invest a lot of money upgrading old infrastructure and protecting their systems from more-extreme weather and wildfires, which are becoming bigger threats because of climate change.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Fire crews in Nebraska have made significant progress in battling the Morrill Fire, largest wildfire in state history.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
Noun
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The refinery lost water supply and steam as firefighters tried to put out the blaze.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The blaze, known as the Deep Fire, was reported early Friday in the Pollock Pines area of El Dorado County.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One night in early March, an Iranian writer and dissident climbed to the roof of his apartment building, in Tehran, to marvel at a towering inferno that had blanketed the sky in smoke.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
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
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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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Late Thursday night into early Friday morning, residents in several neighborhoods in Havana took to the streets, banging pots and pans and, in some cases, lighting bonfires to block major roads in the capital — a sign of escalating frustration.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family's favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn't feel like throwing her annual house party with a roaring bonfire ahead of Nowruz -- the Persian New Year.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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