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bonfire

[bon-fahyuhr] / ˈbɒnˌfaɪər /
NOUN
large prepared fire
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With all that said, a bonfire composed of burning laptops is a good summation of 2026’s current flavor of anxiety.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The track combines the warmth of a beachside bonfire with slick, Afrobeats-soaked grooves.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

There are no victims—only a bonfire of prominent narcissists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Fireworks ban zones in Edinburgh do not fully cover areas that have seen some of the worst bonfire night trouble in recent years, it has emerged.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Around the unlit cauldron that will hold the bonfire, twelve archers are taking their positions.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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