blazes

/ (ˈbleɪzɪz) /

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pl n

slang a euphemistic word for hell

informal (intensifier)to run like blazes; what the blazes are you doing?

go to blazes! slang go to hell!

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Instead of dousing the wild blazes of unregulated capitalism, regulatory policy can pour fuel on the fire.
The Best Regulator? That’s Easy. It’s the Market.|Veronique de Rugy|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I have a better question: What in blazes does Poland have to do with this anyway?
Take John McCain’s Russia Advice and You Might Get Another Cold War|Michael Tomasky|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fleks of cotton rose in the hot air and made little blazes here and there.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crews tried to contain the blazes, but as the days progressed, the number of fires was simply out of their control.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: 8 Infamous Videos|Brittany Jones-Cooper|April 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST

One firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and was taken to a local hospital.
Inside Los Angeles Arson Suspect Harry Burkhart’s Arrest|Christine Pelisek|January 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Here and there chandeliers were being lighted for the concerts, blazes of gaslight flared among the green trees.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
Doubtless the man hurls his thrift into abeyance; and blazes out with conspicuous splendor, on this occasion.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Well, I'm glad you've decided to be cheerful; but what in blazes are you hee-hawing at?
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
It was July, and there were no golden-red glorious flames and blazes of color such as lingered in Helen's memory.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
The blazes would be set so the great monsters would have to flee toward the city.
The Lost Warship|Robert Moore Williams

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