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bonfire

[bon-fahyuhr] / ˈbɒnˌfaɪər /
NOUN
large prepared fire
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He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“You can order solid barbecue from Bludso’s, have a drink by a bonfire pit and let the kids play on the playground as planes fly by.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

With all that said, a bonfire composed of burning laptops is a good summation of 2026’s current flavor of anxiety.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

People in the area questioned why the asbestos had not been removed from the site before issues around the bonfire emerged.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

In the center blazed a bonfire made of pitch and bone; yet the smoke was white and odorless, rising through the hole in the middle of the ceiling.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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