as in igniter
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch
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as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
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Recent Examples of torch
Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025
Now, Lalo is carrying the torch as a third-generation tequila maker.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
The Orleans Parish district attorney torched the county's sheriff for failing to order a crime scene investigation after 10 inmates escaped from the New Orleans prison on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca , Nate Foy, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Noun
And then the flashlight turns off, the torch is on.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025
Now, Lalo is carrying the torch as a third-generation tequila maker.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
At Computex 2025, the annual mecca for desktop-PC tech, the usual case players torched the rulebook and paraded out their best and most creative efforts for the coming year.
—PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
The Orleans Parish district attorney torched the county's sheriff for failing to order a crime scene investigation after 10 inmates escaped from the New Orleans prison on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca , Nate Foy, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torch
Verb
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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The Democrats are getting ready to light $20 million on fire to study their unpopularity!—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
Noun
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In video released by police, the firebug could be seen setting fire to a small pile of trash next to the head of a sleeping passenger stretched out on the seat.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Two men have been charged with felony arson in Los Angeles in unrelated cases as authorities combat firebugs, looters and multiple raging blazes in Southern California.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Mercury in Gemini is igniting your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations, encouraging conversations around personal matters, home improvements or your living situation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Floyd’s death ignited widespread protests around the world, lasting for weeks in 2020.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The Suns fired 2022 Coach of the Year Monty Williams that summer, replacing him with Frank Vogel — who had just won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers two years prior.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Data displayed on SpaceX's live broadcast of the launch showed all 33 of the rocket's engines fired normally during its initial ascent from Texas, a reassuring sign for the reliability of the Super Heavy booster.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2025
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Mary’s love of nature, kindled in the back yard of her childhood home, had inspired her to become a scientist.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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Despite an evaporated offence, Toronto remained in every game late, except a scorching Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Torch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torch. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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