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
Extreme weather disasters—such as flooding, hurricanes and wildfires—will cause a surge in foreclosures across the U.S. in the coming years, leading to enormous financial losses for lenders, according to a new report by First Street.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The satellite connection feature on iPhone has already been credited with saving lives, helping rescuers find hikers when they’re injured or people who might otherwise be lost to wildfires, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, even as crews continued to make progress controlling the three wildfires, the weather threatened to make their work more difficult.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by federal cleanup crews.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The satellite connection feature on iPhone has already been credited with saving lives, helping rescuers find hikers when they’re injured or people who might otherwise be lost to wildfires, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, even as crews continued to make progress controlling the three wildfires, the weather threatened to make their work more difficult.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by federal cleanup crews.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
Noun
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Two other people suffered minor injuries — as well as a firefighter — from the blaze.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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In 2016, a contractor working on a trailer parked at the department’s Tactics and Survival Training Center sparked a blaze while using a metal grinder.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that 18 suspects have been arrested for alleged arson amid the inferno, which has spread across more than 5,000 acres in the foothills of Jerusalem over the past two days.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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With too little carbon dioxide, Earth can become a frozen wasteland, and with too much, a sweltering inferno.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Toward the end of the four-hour dinner, there’s the seemingly obligatory invitation to the kitchen, or in this case, to the campfire.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Extreme weather prompted Great Smoky Mountains National Park to ban campfires and charcoal use Saturday until further notice.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Visually, Zawada used black-and-white mid-century footage from Manchester – kids digging holes, smashing windows, lighting bonfires – and spliced it together with colorful claymation clips from decades ago.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
7 May 2025
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More: Man arrested for arson after bonfire ignites Jones Road wildfire, authorities say Fire could be one of New Jersey's biggest The blaze was threatening to become the biggest in New Jersey in 20 years, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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