conflagration

noun

con·fla·gra·tion ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən

Synonyms of conflagration next

: fire

especially : a large disastrous fire

The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.

: conflict, war

The conflagration between the two countries lasted for ten years.

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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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 The attack on Netanyahu’s house comes at a time of a widening regional conflagration in the Middle East. —

Irene Nasser, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conflagration