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a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent
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Recent Examples of conflagration
The sustained campaign courts state collapse and regional conflagration.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
So what the new age of disaster is, and what the fire of the future is, is a conflagration, excuse the term, of several things.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The conflagration was under control, but still burning, hours after the blaze broke out, Esposito said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 11 Jan. 2026
The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
So what the new age of disaster is, and what the fire of the future is, is a conflagration, excuse the term, of several things.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The conflagration was under control, but still burning, hours after the blaze broke out, Esposito said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagration
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Donnie orders all of the women out and begins to throw Molotov cocktails to trap the men, who die in a blazing inferno.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than 230 firefighters and paramedics were dispatched as the inferno grew into a four-alarm fire.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Moscow escalated its attacks on Ukraine's power grid in an apparent effort to deny civilians power and to weaken public support for the war, while hostilities continued along the roughly 600-mile front line snaking through eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Russia appears to be aiming to deny civilians power and weaken public support for the fight, while hostilities continue along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line snaking along eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.—
EMMA BURROWS,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The crucial employment snapshot is slightly delayed because of the brief government shutdown and will show whether the trajectory improved for the US labor market, which has been stuck in a low-hire and low-fire lull.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Italy’s national fire and rescue service, Vigili del Fuoco, reported that, over the weekend, two people died and one was seriously injured in Alpe Meriggio in Valtellina after being caught in an avalanche that fatally buried at least one of the victims.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Net migration to the UK reached record levels in 2022, swelled by the war in Ukraine and the post-pandemic lifting of travel restrictions, but has since dropped off sharply.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The war has sparked worldwide protests and brought accusations of genocide that Israel denies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflagration. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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