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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On May 30, Taylor Swift set the internet ablaze with news she's spent years working toward: Her entire catalog of work — the music, the music videos, the concert films and the album art — all belong to her.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Nearly a dozen areas are under evacuation orders after a wildfire in California has set over 1,000 acres ablaze, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 June 2025
Five vehicles owned by Google’s self-driving spinoff Waymo were set ablaze last Sunday during protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
Photos from the scene in California captured protesters blocking streets, throwing bricks at law enforcement and setting cars ablaze.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Nearly a dozen areas are under evacuation orders after a wildfire in California has set over 1,000 acres ablaze, according to officials.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 June 2025
Five vehicles owned by Google’s self-driving spinoff Waymo were set ablaze last Sunday during protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
Photos from the scene in California captured protesters blocking streets, throwing bricks at law enforcement and setting cars ablaze.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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