ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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As of Tuesday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, 189 fires in North Carolina have set around 2,235 acres ablaze, according to the North Carolina Forest Service's website.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Wildfires in Oklahoma have killed four people, injured at least 200 more, and set over 150,000 acres ablaze, according to officials.
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Usher set the Super Bowl stage ablaze in 2024, delivering a high-energy halftime show packed with his biggest hits and signature dance moves.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
People have vandalized Tesla charging stations and dealerships, fired bullets into one Oregon showroom, and set cars ablaze this week at a Las Vegas Tesla collision center.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Wildfires in Oklahoma have killed four people, injured at least 200 more, and set over 150,000 acres ablaze, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
All About This Year's Headliner 01 of 21 Super Bowl LVIII: Usher, Alicia Keys, Lil Jon and Ludacris
Usher set the Super Bowl stage ablaze in 2024, delivering a high-energy halftime show packed with his biggest hits and signature dance moves.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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