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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But in the resulting crash, as flames burst all around and the pilot’s bodies go limp, the camera in the cockpit finds Fielder, standing against the conflagration.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
While the cause of the Eaton fire — which killed 18 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena — remains under investigation, residents have filed several lawsuits blaming Edison for sparking the conflagration.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In a timely coincidence, the university had launched a new initiative, Dialogue Vanderbilt, months before the Middle East conflagration.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Between the two conflagrations, thirteen thousand dwellings were destroyed, mine among them.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
While the cause of the Eaton fire — which killed 18 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena — remains under investigation, residents have filed several lawsuits blaming Edison for sparking the conflagration.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In a timely coincidence, the university had launched a new initiative, Dialogue Vanderbilt, months before the Middle East conflagration.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Between the two conflagrations, thirteen thousand dwellings were destroyed, mine among them.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conflagration
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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