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flamethrower

[flaym-throh-er] / ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /


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So, just as the Dodgers get the chance to start Skubal, the Brewers get the chance to start flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski, the presumptive NL Cy Young Award winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

As with all Sphere acts, that visual wattage can absolutely grip you, or it can feel using a flamethrower to grill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 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

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

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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