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!
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On the surface, the flames are out – but underground, smouldering blazes continue to burn through a deep understory of carbon, vegetation and peat.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Strong Santa Ana winds that fueled a rash of wildfires in Southern California have abated, and crews are turning a corner on the blazes that closed highways, damaged a military base and destroyed multi-million-dollar homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Morton warned that some of the current blazes could therefore burn more intensely than before.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Footage posted online showed blazes tearing through homes in the communities of San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Fires burned throughout the khalasai, great orange blazes that crackled with fury and spit embers at the sky.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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