blazes
Britishplural noun
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slang a euphemistic word for hell
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informal (intensifier)
to run like blazes
what the blazes are you doing?
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slang go to hell!
Example Sentences
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Peatland fires, common in the area, generally smoulder and spread under the soil for weeks or months, emitting huge quantities of smoke and only rarely causing surface blazes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Officials, however, said favorable weather in the coming days could help in the battle to control the blazes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He said the legislation would have helped victims receive compensation faster, strengthened fire prevention, prevented private-equity firms from buying up claims and held utility executives personally accountable when their equipment causes catastrophic blazes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Footage of fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters show how quickly the vehicles can start smoking and then apparently explode, causing blazes that spread within minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Where there might be any doubt at all—where a side trail enters or where the AT crosses a road—there are always blazes.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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