as in fire
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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The recent battery fire in Moss Landing, Calif., turned into a towering inferno, forcing local evacuations and leading to a lawsuit from residents.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
These spot fires can grow into infernos that engulf your home.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Our symptoms also hit harder and last longer—hot flashes can feel like an inferno, night sweats often drench the sheets and sleep disturbances leave us exhausted.
—Dr. Kudzai Dombo, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
Her Hollywood dream cut short by an ecological nightmare, Torres barely had enough time to toss her Golden Globe into her purse in her frantic escape from the apocalyptic inferno.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
These spot fires can grow into infernos that engulf your home.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Our symptoms also hit harder and last longer—hot flashes can feel like an inferno, night sweats often drench the sheets and sleep disturbances leave us exhausted.
—Dr. Kudzai Dombo, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
Her Hollywood dream cut short by an ecological nightmare, Torres barely had enough time to toss her Golden Globe into her purse in her frantic escape from the apocalyptic inferno.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inferno
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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