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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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 1 Apr. 2026.
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