Wildfire

Definitions

1. A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
   countable, uncountable
2. Greek fire.
   countable, historical, uncountable
3. A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
   countable, uncountable
4. Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“So, it appears a revolution has happened and a very unexpected one. Of course it was only a matter⟳ of time before it happened. With WiFi connectivity spreading faster than wildfire and a laptop or tablet in one’s bag, what’s the point⟳ of a mobile nowadays?”

““It was my own⟳ personal watch⟳ and I wanted to change⟳ the face⟳,” she said in an interview during a recent business trip⟳ to New York. “I started wearing it, and it was wildfire — everybody wanted one.””

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