as in burning
being on fire
smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles
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Recent Examples of conflagrant
Burkes was at Burning Man, the conflagrant annual confab in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
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Jason Kehe,
Wired,
28 Sep. 2021
In celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town of Tultepec, Mexico for ten days.
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Gege Reed,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Dec. 2017
With autumn comes a multitude of colors—but the ash tree, faithful to its name, stays a non-conflagrant color while waiting for winter to take its leaves.
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Sheetal R. Modi,
Discover Magazine,
25 Sep. 2014
Jason Kehe,
Wired,
28 Sep. 2021
In celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town of Tultepec, Mexico for ten days.
—
Gege Reed,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Dec. 2017
With autumn comes a multitude of colors—but the ash tree, faithful to its name, stays a non-conflagrant color while waiting for winter to take its leaves.
—
Sheetal R. Modi,
Discover Magazine,
25 Sep. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagrant
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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Its most striking feature, however, is tied to Houston’s blazing 12-season NBA career.
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The unexpected design adds instant intrigue to the space while still serving the functional role of offering a cool respite from the sun's blazing rays.
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The business has since expanded to three locations, where staff members serve Portuguese classics like cod fish croquettes, chourico assado—a flaming sausage dish—and octopus in garlic sauce for game days.
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Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.
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Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
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“Conflagrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflagrant. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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