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flamethrower

[flaym-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

He was followed by flamethrower Edgardo Henriquez, who walked the first two hitters and gave up a hit to the third, forcing in two runs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

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

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Now, fans fear that he will join the list of young flamethrowers who will go through the Tommy John rite of passage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

The film contains more than 1,000 digital fire FX shots, ranging from flaming arrows and flamethrowers to massive explosions and fire tornadoes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

His Boring Company, a tunnelling firm last valued at $5.7 billion, sold flamethrowers at $500 apiece in early 2018, raising $10 million.

From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2022

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

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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