conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 
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The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration.
the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
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Which could easily lead to a confrontation between those communities and Hezbollah, leading in turn to a nationwide conflagration.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Wednesday’s surprise attack marks the first significant conflagration between Syrian rebels and the regime since March 2020, when Russia and Turkey mediated a ceasefire agreement in the country.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The site of the conflagration was Keatington New Town, a complex of condominiums built between 1975 and 1990, the Orion Township building official told Barnett, as the supervisor spoke to the Free Press.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Bar’s intervention in the summer came as Israeli officials in the defense ministry and the Israel Defense Forces warned that the West Bank was on the verge of an explosion that could cause hundreds of Israeli fatalities in a new conflagration in Israel’s multifront war.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Wednesday’s surprise attack marks the first significant conflagration between Syrian rebels and the regime since March 2020, when Russia and Turkey mediated a ceasefire agreement in the country.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
The site of the conflagration was Keatington New Town, a complex of condominiums built between 1975 and 1990, the Orion Township building official told Barnett, as the supervisor spoke to the Free Press.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Bar’s intervention in the summer came as Israeli officials in the defense ministry and the Israel Defense Forces warned that the West Bank was on the verge of an explosion that could cause hundreds of Israeli fatalities in a new conflagration in Israel’s multifront war.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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