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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

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

For a closer, they turned to Roki Sasaki, the Japanese rookie flamethrower who has been a reliever for all of 10 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

The pitcher that the 6-foot-6, left-handed Sale surpassed was his boyhood idol: Johnson, a 6-10, left-handed flamethrower who ranks second to Ryan on the career strikeout list with 4,875.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

The flamethrower lay extinguished on the ground beside him.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Relievers used to be pitchers who weren’t good enough to be starters; now they are flamethrowers in shorter stints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

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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