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aflame

[uh-flaym] / əˈfleɪm /


ADJECTIVE
afire
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
blazing
Synonyms








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Andersen’s stay at Gad’s Hill has rarely set professional Dickensians aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

When firefighters arrive at the scene, they put out several fireworks that appeared to be aflame on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

But his face was still aflame, and that’s when he told me, ‘Mami, last night, He came and spoke to me, Christ spoke to me.’

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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