firestorms

noun

plural of firestorm
as in controversies
variance of opinion on a matter a seemingly endless firestorm was ignited by that U.S. Supreme Court decision

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Recent Examples of firestorms As deadly firestorms raged in Los Angeles County, carving a path of destruction that displaced families and killed 31 people, bets online were rolling in. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 But this year, there have been increasing signs that the Academies’ ability to dodge political firestorms has reached its limit. — ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 Since 2017, a series of destructive wildfires has cost tens of billions of dollars, including last year’s Los Angeles firestorms. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 Jenna Russell, a doctoral candidate in computer science at the University of Maryland, has been following various social-media firestorms. — Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 The precise figure is difficult to quantify, but the money has come from nonprofits, federal agencies and local governments and higher insurance premiums sought by providers to cover losses and pay out claims to rebuild from the firestorms. — Pat Maio, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firestorms
  1. controversies
  2. disputations
  3. disputes
  4. debates
  5. disagreements
Noun
  • None of this requires a return to the controversies of corporate activism of the early 2020s.
    — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the recent controversies around images of Ariana Grande and other actresses have made this argument less binary.
    — Marti Noxon, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of disputations
Noun
  • Miller has previously been at the center of ABS disputes while serving as crew chief for Reds games.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • An e-bike ban at Newport Beach schools has sparked disputes between students and neighbors over kids parking in their neighborhoods.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • In an appearance on Semafor’s Mixed Signals in the wake of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s win, Piker expressed dismay at being invoked in intra-Democratic debates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One of the key debates around Nvidia's stock has become whether its customers will generate sufficient returns on their AI computing infrastructure to justify continued spending on the company's chips and networking gear.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of debates
Noun
  • His first job out of law school was as a judge’s clerk at the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, giving him a front-row seat to consequential decisions—and to people who could disagree fiercely without letting those disagreements become personal.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And, despite trade disagreements, visitors can still get cheddar and bacon soup and filet mignon from the Canada pavilion.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disagreements

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“Firestorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firestorms. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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