as in campfire
a large outdoor fire
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Afterward, there will be snacks and hot chocolate around a bonfire.
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
In January, 2022, Friedman and Reese organized their first event—a bonfire at a local farm stand around the two-year anniversary of Finn’s death.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Cumming had already left the bonfire set where the finale was filming, but production rushed him back to defuse the situation.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
In January, 2022, Friedman and Reese organized their first event—a bonfire at a local farm stand around the two-year anniversary of Finn’s death.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Cumming had already left the bonfire set where the finale was filming, but production rushed him back to defuse the situation.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonfire. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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