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flamethrower

[flaym-throh-er] / ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /


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Nobody, except maybe Quentin Tarantino, writes dialogue to compare with Mr. McDonagh’s flamethrower wit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"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

Chomsky torched a potted shrub with a flamethrower.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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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