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flamethrower

[flaym-throh-er] / ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /


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This time, the Brewers have Jacob Misiorowski, the 24-year-old flamethrower who was baseball’s most dominant pitcher in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The fall of Brendan Rodgers, and Dermot Desmond's startling evisceration of a celebrated manager, could only be rivalled if Celtic's major shareholder suddenly takes a flamethrower to his relationship with O'Neill.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Luke Kennard, a flamethrower who scored 50 points in the first two games, has scored just eight in the last two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Naomi cut me dead with a flamethrower glare.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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

Jaeger is an adventurous fellow who is fond of flamethrowers and scorns Searcher whose preferred tool is a hoe.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

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

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia


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