Molotov cocktail
noun
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf- 
ˈmȯ-,
ˈmō-,
-ˌtȯv-
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled
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However, in a hyperpolarized political environment, such redesigns have become akin to tossing Molotov cocktails into the nation’s heated culture wars.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In May, two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and a Colorado pro-Israeli hostages group was attacked with two Molotov cocktails in June.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The rapper took the stand on May 22 to tell the jury about allegations that Diddy had broken into his home and set his car on fire with a Molotov cocktail.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The charging documents identified 225 such incidents, including when defendants had hurled a Molotov cocktail through a window of the state’s Department of Public Safety headquarters, injuring two employees and setting the building ablaze.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
In May, two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and a Colorado pro-Israeli hostages group was attacked with two Molotov cocktails in June.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The rapper took the stand on May 22 to tell the jury about allegations that Diddy had broken into his home and set his car on fire with a Molotov cocktail.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The charging documents identified 225 such incidents, including when defendants had hurled a Molotov cocktail through a window of the state’s Department of Public Safety headquarters, injuring two employees and setting the building ablaze.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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