Thesaurus results for ARSON

arson

noun

as in fire

the illegal burning of a building or other property; the crime of setting fire to something The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson. The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.

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Recent Examples of arson The infamous Cinema Rex arson attack in the city of Abadan in southwest Iran in August 1978, in which Islamic extremists barred the doors of the theater and set it alight, killing up to 470 people, is seen as a trigger for the Iranian Revolution of 1979 in which the Islamic Regime come to power. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026 Don and Blythe are so close that Blythe has gotten the Nashville Police Department to reopen his family’s arson case, leading to the arrest of the killer. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026 Cases involving more than 40 animals are a category 7, along with crimes including burglary and arson. —

Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 Bennington said there is no suspicion of arson and no ongoing threat to the public at this time. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arson

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Noun

The robot identifies the fire’s source remotely and assesses the situation before approaching the fire source and directly extinguishing the blaze.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026