conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 
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The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration.
the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
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Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia could be drifting further away from normalizing ties with Israel as the war in Gaza grinds on and a regional conflagration looms.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
How often vegetation buffers homes from igniting during urban conflagrations is still unclear, but this capacity has implications for regulations.
—Max Moritz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Greenland’s Flirtations With China Could Backfire After the Trump administration touched off a tariff war, the geopolitical skirmishing between the United States and China over rare earths became a much more complicated conflagration involving the United States, the European Union, and China.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
That translates to about 150 tons per acre of dead biomass in addition to any new growth that have sprung up, all of it a spark away from the next conflagration.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
How often vegetation buffers homes from igniting during urban conflagrations is still unclear, but this capacity has implications for regulations.
—Max Moritz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Greenland’s Flirtations With China Could Backfire After the Trump administration touched off a tariff war, the geopolitical skirmishing between the United States and China over rare earths became a much more complicated conflagration involving the United States, the European Union, and China.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
That translates to about 150 tons per acre of dead biomass in addition to any new growth that have sprung up, all of it a spark away from the next conflagration.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conflagration
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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