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We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
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Summer is the season for gathering around campfires to make gooey, chocolatey s'mores.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
As school lets out and mornings are made for trail runs, the evening stretches on endlessly with time for mountain bike rides, dinner outside, and catching the sun set around a campfire.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 28 May 2025
The girls cooked lunch over campfires, pumped the water from wells and took younger girls on their first overnight campout.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
After dinner, guests lounge on carpets and cushions beside a campfire, listening to young musicians from M’Hamid and nomadic communities, perhaps preparing to launch their own dreams into the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
As school lets out and mornings are made for trail runs, the evening stretches on endlessly with time for mountain bike rides, dinner outside, and catching the sun set around a campfire.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 28 May 2025
The girls cooked lunch over campfires, pumped the water from wells and took younger girls on their first overnight campout.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
After dinner, guests lounge on carpets and cushions beside a campfire, listening to young musicians from M’Hamid and nomadic communities, perhaps preparing to launch their own dreams into the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campfire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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campfire
noun
camp·fire
ˈkamp-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp)
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