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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The Los Angeles blazes were the costliest wildfires in world history, with total insured losses estimated at $40 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
A series of airstrikes set Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on fire, the Associated Press reported, as Kuwaiti firefighters were working to knock down several blazes there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Photographs on local media show mountains engulfed by flames, with some residents likening the blazes to "volcanoes erupting", according to local news outlet Khaosod.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The princess's royal emblem blazes brightly on its side.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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