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aflame

[uh-flaym] / əˈfleɪm /


ADJECTIVE
afire
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
blazing
Synonyms








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When Grace finally sets all of America’s alliances aflame, Todd remains standing by her side.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

We have aflame mother to feed the flame slowly so it does not die of hunger.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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