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a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent
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Recent Examples of conflagration
During the Great Fire of London, in 1666, the famous diarist Samuel Pepys buried his cheese and wine in his garden to keep them safe from the conflagration threatening to consume everything in its path.
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David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
An electric grid monitoring company also recorded over 300 instances of faults - disturbances in the network caused by tree limbs touching live electrical wires or wires touching each other - in the hours leading up to the conflagration.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
As Los Angeles burned for days on end, horrifying the nation, scientists made an announcement on Friday that could help explain the deadly conflagration: 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The conflagrations caused officials to close several iconic landmarks around Los Angeles, including access to the Hollywood sign, the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
An electric grid monitoring company also recorded over 300 instances of faults - disturbances in the network caused by tree limbs touching live electrical wires or wires touching each other - in the hours leading up to the conflagration.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
As Los Angeles burned for days on end, horrifying the nation, scientists made an announcement on Friday that could help explain the deadly conflagration: 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The conflagrations caused officials to close several iconic landmarks around Los Angeles, including access to the Hollywood sign, the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagration
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For homeowners in Illinois and across the country, the Getty’s resilience against the inferno holds important lessons.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Unusually strong Santa Ana winds topped off decades of decisions about land management and urban planning—setting a stage for sparks (with a still unknown origin) that ignited some of the most destructive infernos in California’s admittedly fire-prone history.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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Security guarantees for Ukraine that are directly tied to the cessation of hostilities can advance all three of these objectives.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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But Israel's military plans for a major offensive in Gaza may reshape the course of the conflict, depending on the outcome of talks and possible further hostilities.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Yesterday, the sound of artillery fire could be heard across the city and thousands of people carrying their belongings rushed for the city center, trying to escape the fighting.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ahead of the storm, the National Weather Service issued flood watches for the Palisades, Eaton, Hughes, Franklin and Bridge fire burn scars.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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One such project, Hideouts: The Architecture of Survival, examined nine hiding places used by Jews during the war.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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In the early days of the war, Israel ordered a mass evacuation of northern Gaza and quickly sealed off the area after ground troops advanced.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflagration. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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