firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌkra-kər 
: a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise
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Her sons, Cordell and Anthony White, want their mother to be remembered as a firecracker who had a way with words, the brothers told the Star-Telegram.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits shoots like a firecracker back to the top 10 on the Billboard 200, rallying from No. 43 to No. 9 with 26,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending July 10, according to Luminate (up 56% week-over-week).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 15 July 2025
In the movies, a person might light a firecracker and blow off a finger cleanly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Protecting a one-point lead with under two and a half minutes remaining in what amounted to a do-or-die Game 4, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s brawny firecracker stayed on brand, picking up Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton full-court.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits shoots like a firecracker back to the top 10 on the Billboard 200, rallying from No. 43 to No. 9 with 26,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending July 10, according to Luminate (up 56% week-over-week).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 15 July 2025
In the movies, a person might light a firecracker and blow off a finger cleanly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Protecting a one-point lead with under two and a half minutes remaining in what amounted to a do-or-die Game 4, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s brawny firecracker stayed on brand, picking up Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton full-court.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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“Firecracker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firecracker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er
-ˌkrak-ər
: a paper tube containing an explosive and set off to make a noise
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