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as in hostilities
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
With Israel saying its operation could last weeks, and Netanyahu urging Iran's people to rise up against their Islamic clerical rulers, fears have grown of a regional conflagration dragging in outside powers.
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Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The conflagration occurred at a test site SpaceX operates a few miles away from the Starship launch pad.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
The sudden conflagration between Israel and Iran has sent oil prices higher, but Washington’s tariffs — which could increase after a 90-day moratorium expires next month — are likely to raise prices within the US and depress them abroad, while also slowing growth worldwide.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
The January conflagration upended their lives, destroying the homes of many students, some of whom left the school.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Alexander Cornwell, USA Today, 15 June 2025
The conflagration occurred at a test site SpaceX operates a few miles away from the Starship launch pad.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
The sudden conflagration between Israel and Iran has sent oil prices higher, but Washington’s tariffs — which could increase after a 90-day moratorium expires next month — are likely to raise prices within the US and depress them abroad, while also slowing growth worldwide.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
The January conflagration upended their lives, destroying the homes of many students, some of whom left the school.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagration
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The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro told The Times in April that evidence including videos and data from the lines suggests the possibility that the idle equipment was reenergized through a phenomenon called induction and sparked the inferno.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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These meetings initially took place virtually and then in person across different capitals, seeking a cessation of hostilities and the establishment of humanitarian corridors.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Putin had other ideas, tying a halt in hostilities to the West readmitting certain Russian banks into the West’s financial network.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Based on employee interviews, investigators also found conflicting accounts of fire preparedness within the plant, which has already experienced some fires.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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The cumulative effect of crises on top of crises — from war, to daily explosions suspected to be sabotage, to skyrocketing inflation, to water and power cuts — has many Iranians reeling.—
Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The team behind 20 Days In Mariupol documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflagration. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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