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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The apocalyptic scenes that played out — of Hollywood celebrities fleeing and clambering onto their roofs — captured the world’s attention like no urban conflagration in history.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
In the weeks following the outbreak of the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the conflagrations engulfed neighborhoods, forested canyons and chaparral—a type of shrubland.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
But the piling on of uncertainties — including the whack-a-mole of executive actions and the conflagrations of democratic norms — raise long-term doubts about the United States as the global standard bearer for economic stability.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile on the west side, the Palisades Fire has reached the campus of Pali High, with CBS News National Correspondent sharing video of the conflagration.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
In the weeks following the outbreak of the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the conflagrations engulfed neighborhoods, forested canyons and chaparral—a type of shrubland.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
But the piling on of uncertainties — including the whack-a-mole of executive actions and the conflagrations of democratic norms — raise long-term doubts about the United States as the global standard bearer for economic stability.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile on the west side, the Palisades Fire has reached the campus of Pali High, with CBS News National Correspondent sharing video of the conflagration.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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