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flames

NOUN
blaze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bonfire conflagration flame wildfire
STRONG
burning combustion holocaust
NOUN
fire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blaze bonfire heat inferno
STRONG
campfire charring coals combustion conflagration devouring element embers flare glow hearth holocaust incandescence luminosity oxidation phlogiston pyre scintillation scorching searing sparks tinder warmth
WEAK
flame and smoke hot spot rapid oxidation sea of flames up in smoke

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By 11 a.m., the building was again engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

"On May 4, two unidentified aircraft struck the outer plate of the port-side ballast tank at the stern of the HMM Namu at roughly one-minute intervals, causing flames and smoke," he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Forecasts say millions of acres could go up in flames this season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Images posted online showed large flames and at least one building heavily damaged.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

I put their frozen blocks of meat around the edges of the flames to soften, and fed them warm meat.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen