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flamethrower

[fleym-throh-er] / ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /


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"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

They gave lefty flamethrower Blake Snell $182 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

However, the 6-foot-7 flamethrower made a huge impact in the NLDS, throwing three scoreless innings of relief in Game 2 and four more in the winner-take-all Game 5.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2025

So strange, like a dragon or a flamethrower blazed a trail.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

Same for rockets and tunnel-boring tools, brain interfaces and flamethrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

Calculating velocity wasn’t precise until about 20 years ago, making it difficult to compare Joyce and Chapman to legendary flamethrowers such as Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan, who avoided injury while amassing staggering numbers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2024

He’s one of the few young flamethrowers to stay relatively healthy.

From Seattle Times May 29, 2024

Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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