as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Picture cool fall nights punctuated by movies under the stars, bonfires, and s’mores, and days filled with ping pong, shuffle puck, and swimming in the heated pool.
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Gathering Around a Bonfire Cool weather or no cool weather, there’s going to be a bonfire.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
Official tasting notes describe green apples, honey, cream soda, and soft peat of a smoldering bonfire and smoked seafood on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Festival attendees can enjoy fun activities — a beer tent with live music, a petting zoo, face painting, a scavenger hunt, train and hay rides, a bonfire, a magic show and more.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Gathering Around a Bonfire Cool weather or no cool weather, there’s going to be a bonfire.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2024
Official tasting notes describe green apples, honey, cream soda, and soft peat of a smoldering bonfire and smoked seafood on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
Festival attendees can enjoy fun activities — a beer tent with live music, a petting zoo, face painting, a scavenger hunt, train and hay rides, a bonfire, a magic show and more.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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