ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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According to the authors’ simulations, huge volumes of it were formed very close to, or at, cosmic dawn—the moment the very first generation of stars set the dark skies ablaze with light.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Crews were dispatched to the home at 12:46 a.m. and found that the balloon frame structure with a full lookout basement was ablaze, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
Almost immediately, TikTok was ablaze with rumors that the boy who had drowned was Kiser’s son.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
The surrounding area was also ablaze when crews arrived.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Crews were dispatched to the home at 12:46 a.m. and found that the balloon frame structure with a full lookout basement was ablaze, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
Almost immediately, TikTok was ablaze with rumors that the boy who had drowned was Kiser’s son.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
The surrounding area was also ablaze when crews arrived.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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