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Recent Examples of campfire
Those staying in luxury camps enjoy exclusive access to the Dining Pavilion, where a private chef crafts gourmet breakfasts and family-style dinners, complete with campfire s’mores and personalized service from a dedicated Camp Butler.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
There was a Firebox with visible smoke coming out the top – the nearby area smelled like a campfire.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Expect no-frills musicianship under warm stage lights, a crowd swaying to pedal steel and fiddle, and the kind of intimate connection that has made Wall’s shows feel like stories shared around a campfire.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
What at first appeared to some Altadenans as merely a campfire-sized flame spread quickly, consuming the base of the tower and then everything around it.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
There was a Firebox with visible smoke coming out the top – the nearby area smelled like a campfire.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Expect no-frills musicianship under warm stage lights, a crowd swaying to pedal steel and fiddle, and the kind of intimate connection that has made Wall’s shows feel like stories shared around a campfire.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
What at first appeared to some Altadenans as merely a campfire-sized flame spread quickly, consuming the base of the tower and then everything around it.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
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There’s always a huge bonfire to warm up by, as well as a beer garden, various food trucks and tables featuring local vendors and nonprofit organizations selling delicious treats.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Here, a festive bonfire, live music and á la carte access to the restaurant’s full food and bar menu (including the Mongolian BBQ) await.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Finding human fingerprints on disasters The study, confirming what had been widely suspected, brings the first scientific assessment of global warming’s role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip Chile and Argentina in years.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pratt’s book traces his infamous career as a reality television star and more recent turn — after losing his house a year ago in the Palisades wildfire — as a high-profile critic of state and local government officials.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 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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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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