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
Canadian wildfire smoke has triggered an air quality advisory for the entire state of Michigan.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The last time air quality levels in Chicago were this unhealthy was in late June 2023, when Canadian wildfires also affected much of the Great Lakes region, according to a spokesman from IQAir.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke has already moved into northwest Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this weekend.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The last time air quality levels in Chicago were this unhealthy was in late June 2023, when Canadian wildfires also affected much of the Great Lakes region, according to a spokesman from IQAir.
—Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke has already moved into northwest Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this weekend.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
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The largest blaze, the Dixie fire in 2021, burned nearly 1 million acres in Northern California, including 73,240 acres within Lassen Volcanic National Park − roughly two-thirds of the park's total land area.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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In January, a blaze broke out at a 750-megawatt facility in the Northern California community of Moss Landing.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Just like the companies who sparked a blaze, the fossil fuel industry bears responsibility for contributing to the soaring high temperatures and drier atmosphere that turn a routine forest fire into a blazing inferno.—
Chris Lee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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Native Americans saw the Milky Way as the path of their braves rising into heaven, with bright stars like Vega and Altair representing campfires along the way.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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In addition to the morning paddle, participants will explore the Riverview Farmstead’s limestone house and timber frame barn, learn about local birds, and enjoy hot dogs and s’mores around a campfire, the forest district said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Noll explained that her daughter, a high school sophomore, had gone to a bonfire hosted by a fellow member of the Aletheia Club, a Christian group at her school.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Not many women can be seen around the bonfires dotting the horizon near Gaza City on this night in June, captured on video.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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