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
Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
That meant standing inside a metal cylinder, roughly twice the size of a household water heater, using an argon-gas torch whose flame can burn as hot as 20,000 degrees.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Guevara also said a portable toilet at the same site had been torched.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As the room suddenly darkens, our guide Mona attempts to deflect potential panic, sharing an extra light torch and boasting about her professional preparedness.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
That meant standing inside a metal cylinder, roughly twice the size of a household water heater, using an argon-gas torch whose flame can burn as hot as 20,000 degrees.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
Over the past week, two ballot drop boxes and one USPS mailbox have been torched in three separate incidents in Arizona, Oregon and Washington.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Guevara also said a portable toilet at the same site had been torched.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tree lighting, led by Santa and local dignitaries, will follow.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 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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And an even handier rundown of fireworks laws in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana for you firebugs.Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 4 July 2023
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The video has gained significant attention online, amassing over 1.2 million views and igniting spirited discussions online.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Wall Street fears Trump may even ignite the next bout of inflation due to his profligate fiscal proposals.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Evans then allegedly turned the gun on the man, firing several shots as the victim attempted to swat away his gun with the baton.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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While one vehicle escaped, the guard fired on the other, killing two Colombians and wounding four others.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the couple must also kindle something together.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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In New York City, brush fires scorched parts of Prospect and Inwood Hill parks over the past week.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the music and dance numbers don’t leave much of an impression, except one in which Saldaña scorches things up in a restaurant and another when Selena Gomez, as Emilia’s wife Jessi, sings and dances in a bedroom.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Torch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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