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flames

NOUN
blaze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bonfire conflagration flame wildfire
STRONG
burning combustion holocaust
NOUN
fire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blaze bonfire heat inferno
STRONG
campfire charring coals combustion conflagration devouring element embers flare glow hearth holocaust incandescence luminosity oxidation phlogiston pyre scintillation scorching searing sparks tinder warmth
WEAK
flame and smoke hot spot rapid oxidation sea of flames up in smoke

Example Sentences

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By 11 a.m., the building was again engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Now, more than a year later, trees that had survived the flames are disappearing at a troubling rate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Images posted online showed large flames and at least one building heavily damaged.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

At a time when the Iran conflict is already disrupting shipping and causing a ripple of economic impacts, investors should not ignore the potential for Somali pirates to stoke the flames of global disruptions.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

If only I could stay near our fire, picturing horses clopping down Smith Street, Brooklyn, in the orange flames, imagining Maggie home with us.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff