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as in inferno
a destructive burning
a number of suspicious fires in the neighborhood recently
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as in intensity
depth of feeling
had she the fire in her heart that a run for the White House requires?
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as in ordeal
a test of faith, patience, or strength
asked to be sent to the front lines, as he was eager to prove himself in the fire of battle
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as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist
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as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
fired the secretary for incompetence
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
fired a pass to the running back
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as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs
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Recent Examples of fire
Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The fire is just north of Lake Adger, also southeast of Asheville.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
When he was fired, Pruitt was owed around $12.6 million over the following five years.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That someone is Naji Marshall, a man with fire propelling from the bottom of his feet — though on only one shot.
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Then Head of School Blair Lowry chose to fire Muse over his failure to self-report the incident, according to a letter summarizing the findings of third-party investigators T&M USA.
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With his wife trapped in the inferno, the protagonist must navigate competing priorities between saving lives and preventing a terrorist attack.—
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An advancing inferno may call for hasty felling of trees to create firebreaks.—
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The researchers then examined the signals, including how strong they were (measured in decibels, a unit used to convey the relative intensity or loudness of a sound) and which frequencies the ear responded to most strongly.—
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There were hard runs before and after training, and drills that were high in intensity.—
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My little brother, Phil, had just died after a terrible car crash and a six-year ordeal in a coma.—
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The incident recalled an ordeal Indenbaum faced in 2022, when his wife of 49 years died unexpectedly, prompting the widower to close her accounts and go through the paperwork, News 12 Long Island previously reported.—
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Access to the leaves will stimulate scientific research that will objectively assess coca’s medical and therapeutic potential and benefits, with the ultimate goal of making available for all people a plant that promises to improve their well-being and ease the day-to-day challenges of their lives.—
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As the moon and Mars collide, rushing toward your future stimulates unnecessary stress.—
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Also sacked Thursday was Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who led both the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, and his deputy, Wendy Noble, who has reportedly been reassigned within the Pentagon.—
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He was sacked a whopping 68 times, with the next highest being C.J. Stroud with 52.—
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Later, after realizing her own traumatic truth, Lola throws a rock at the strangers’ window during another fight, as if to symbolize their own internal conflicts urging to break free.—
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The slower a pitcher throws, the finer the margins of success.—
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
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Regretfully many gardeners were not successful with their plantings and the enthusiasm for azaleas has dwindled.—
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Kristen Kish Kristen Kish, the show's host and Season 10 winner, radiates the same enthusiasm for Canada as her fellow judge, Simmons, having built her own connection to Toronto through family visits over the years.—
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“Fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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