ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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Cars everywhere were ablaze, and a dome of embers arced above the avenue like festival lights strung above streets in Little Italy.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Imagine the last hints of fiery sun have just sunk into the water; the sky is ablaze in pastel pink, yellow, orange, and purple; and there’s a silhouette of a sailboat or gently swaying palm tree overlaying it all.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Before everyone knew it, the country’s main public hospital, already shuttered because of gang attacks last year and repeatedly vandalized several times since, was ablaze, its operating rooms, ophthalmology and orthopedic departments inside a temporary structure up in flames.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Imagine the last hints of fiery sun have just sunk into the water; the sky is ablaze in pastel pink, yellow, orange, and purple; and there’s a silhouette of a sailboat or gently swaying palm tree overlaying it all.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Before everyone knew it, the country’s main public hospital, already shuttered because of gang attacks last year and repeatedly vandalized several times since, was ablaze, its operating rooms, ophthalmology and orthopedic departments inside a temporary structure up in flames.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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