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
Cattle farmers have urged lawmakers to support legislation aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Cyrus has been open about how seriously the 2018 wildfire affected her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The findings show how the costs of weather and climate disasters continue to escalate as extreme weather grows more frequent and intense, and as populations spread into areas prone to costly destruction from wildfires and flooding.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The crafts team behind the terrifying scenes in Paul Greengrass’s disaster movie The Lost Bus, inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire, one of the deadliest wildfires to ever hit California, touched down at Contenders London on Saturday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Cyrus has been open about how seriously the 2018 wildfire affected her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The findings show how the costs of weather and climate disasters continue to escalate as extreme weather grows more frequent and intense, and as populations spread into areas prone to costly destruction from wildfires and flooding.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The crafts team behind the terrifying scenes in Paul Greengrass’s disaster movie The Lost Bus, inspired by the 2018 Camp Fire, one of the deadliest wildfires to ever hit California, touched down at Contenders London on Saturday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wildfire
Noun
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Owned by Randy Clement, his life partner, April Langford, and Emely Cubias, the bar became one of the few businesses that remained standing in the aftermath of the blaze.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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John’s wife, Heather Millican, and their two children, ages 3 and 8, were able to escape the blaze and were outside the home when firefighters arrived, officials added.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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After it was revealed that Vince didn't make it out of the inferno, his son Bode (Max Thieriot) and wife Sharon (Diane Farr) were devastated by the loss.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The forest fire sequence is a good example.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rest of my crew from graduate school left that morning in their truck after one last evening talking science and adventure around the campfire.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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After dinner, take your glass of wine outside for dessert—complimentary s’mores made by a campfire at the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the winter, high-end Everline Resort offers snowcat tours to a winter bonfire and stargazing circle (snow permitting), while Tahoe Adventure Company runs group sunset and full moon snowshoe tours around the north shore.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
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Do not smoke, use flashlights, or light bonfires at night.—
Carolyn Forché,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wildfire. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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