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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Landmark Christian freshman Melanie Doggett’s performance at the state track-and-field meet set the world ablaze last week.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The Hollywood sign is ablaze as Spencer Pratt, the reality TV star now running for mayor of Los Angeles, suits up as Batman, enters City Hall and leads the people to overthrow a cabal of corrupt, out-of-touch progressives intent on destroying the city.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The suspect then parked the shopping cart next to the children's clothing section and set it ablaze.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
For weeks now, businesses operating near the airport and in the Cul-de-Sac Plain, where cane fields belonging to the Rhum Barbancourt distillery were recently set ablaze, have been sounding the alarm.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The Hollywood sign is ablaze as Spencer Pratt, the reality TV star now running for mayor of Los Angeles, suits up as Batman, enters City Hall and leads the people to overthrow a cabal of corrupt, out-of-touch progressives intent on destroying the city.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The suspect then parked the shopping cart next to the children's clothing section and set it ablaze.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
For weeks now, businesses operating near the airport and in the Cul-de-Sac Plain, where cane fields belonging to the Rhum Barbancourt distillery were recently set ablaze, have been sounding the alarm.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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