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Recent Examples of forest fire
Modern chips are becoming so powerful that air cooling is like trying to put out a forest fire with a desk fan.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
The forest fire sequence is a good example.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.
—Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
Noun
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The forecast comes as fire officials this week tamed a brush fire that burned through more than 11,400 acres of the Everglades in west Broward.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Al-Shurman, 28, was reportedly one of two people who died in the crash, which caused a brush fire.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Tuesday morning, the Dena Rise Up coalition took to the State Capitol and hosted a press conference to advocate for more funding to rebuild their community and better laws to protect all wildfire victims.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The man is believed to have fired emergency flares to signal for help, potentially igniting dry vegetation and sparking the wildfire.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Some scenes are recounted in the third person by an omniscient narrator who frequently lapses into free indirect discourse; others record the stories that Pancho Villa tells around a campfire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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On their first album under the moniker, the two noisemakers from Animal Collective delight in this combination, foregrounding campfire acoustics while sinister drones lurk around the corner.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Come nighttime, the pop-up outdoor cinema and s’mores around a beachfront bonfire pit will allow plenty of parent private time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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