as in igniter
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch
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as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
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Recent Examples of torch
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Researchers have also found evidence of wood ash on stalagmites, indicating that the cave’s inhabitants used torches to illuminate the chamber.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Darnold, the starter only because 2024 first-round draft choice J.J. McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee in injury in preseason, torched Atlanta with 347 yards and five touchdown in a 42-21 victory last week.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Osten becoming the first person to lay down his torch.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Researchers have also found evidence of wood ash on stalagmites, indicating that the cave’s inhabitants used torches to illuminate the chamber.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Philadelphia police said a man torched the dumpster directly next to the synagogue in Center City, damaging a window.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Darnold, the starter only because 2024 first-round draft choice J.J. McCarthy suffered a season-ending knee in injury in preseason, torched Atlanta with 347 yards and five touchdown in a 42-21 victory last week.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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Burning wood and lighting fireworks can raise smoke concentrations.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Make lighting the shamash candle easier with this clever electric lighter.Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The menacing firebug lit several blazes in South Ozone Park on July 4, including a house fire that left two residents hospitalized for more than a month.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The 49-year-old firebug threw the flaming liquid on the 23-year-old stranger as the downtown 1 train pulled into the Houston St. station about 2:45 p.m., cops said.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
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Thompson's murder ignited online anger at the health insurance industry and some people online celebrated the suspect.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, the Franklin fire ignited more than 4,000 acres in Malibu.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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With the casting news, which Variety first reported, Gooding becomes the first star of the new era of the long-running horror films to sign on after the studio fired the rebooted franchise's lead star, Melissa Barrera, over sharing posts on social media about the Israel-Palestine conflict.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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To retaliate, Iran launched a direct attack on Israel on October 1, firing 181 ballistic missiles.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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The killing kindled a fiery outpouring of resentment toward U.S. health insurance companies, as Americans swapped stories online and elsewhere of being denied coverage, left in limbo as doctors and insurers disagreed, and stuck with sizeable bills.Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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His killing kindled a fiery outpouring of resentment toward U.S. health insurance companies, as Americans swapped stories online and elsewhere of being denied coverage, left in limbo as doctors and insurers disagreed, and stuck with sizable bills.Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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More news: Former Major League Pitcher, 35, Reportedly Dies in Car Accident In 2022, López earned NL Pitcher of the Month honors with a scorching 0.39 ERA in April.Newsweek, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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What to know about a scorching 12 months 100-degree temperatures were on repeat Phoenix residents endured 113 consecutive days at or over 100 degrees — the longest streak ever recorded — keeping us sweating through most of the summer.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Torch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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