conflagration
a large and destructive fire; also used figuratively for a major conflict or disaster
Word origin: From Latin conflagrare, to burn up (com- intensive plus flagrare to blaze).
Conflagration in a sentence
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The conflagration swept through the old district before firefighters could contain it.
A single overturned lantern grew into a conflagration that consumed half the district.
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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.
Using “conflagration” well
Conflagration names a large, destructive fire, and figuratively a sweeping conflict. The scale of destruction is essential to the word.
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