Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for afire
Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Earth upon Earth has opened and already come to the iced or flaming end of everything except sludge or scales or fur.
    Julie Swarstad Johnson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.
    Stephen A. Pyne, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Houston transfer has shades of Brandon Aiyuk in his game, and ran a blazing 4.29 40-yard dash at the combine.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Before a single note is sung, the outing is already off to a blazing start.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Afire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afire. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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