conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 
Examples of conflagration in a Sentence
The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration.
the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
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These conflagrations sparked after an immense heat wave brought record-breaking 110-degree temperatures to the Los Angeles Basin.
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Jake Stern, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
The opening images plunge us into a roaring conflagration, but Yorick Le Saux’s camera is mesmerized not by burning buildings but by a rogue fire hose, whose high-pressure spray nearly defeats the workers trying to wrest it under control.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
There is also a mounting conflict with Iran — which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah — that threatens to drag the region into an even more dangerous conflagration.
—Melanie Lidman and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The conflict has steadily ratcheted up to the brink of all-out war, raising fears of a region-wide conflagration.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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Jake Stern, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
The opening images plunge us into a roaring conflagration, but Yorick Le Saux’s camera is mesmerized not by burning buildings but by a rogue fire hose, whose high-pressure spray nearly defeats the workers trying to wrest it under control.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
There is also a mounting conflict with Iran — which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah — that threatens to drag the region into an even more dangerous conflagration.
—Melanie Lidman and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The conflict has steadily ratcheted up to the brink of all-out war, raising fears of a region-wide conflagration.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Conflagration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflagration. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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