as in fires
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 arsons
Listen to this article With vandalism and arsons of Tesla cars becoming more common across the country, the Connecticut legislature’s Conservative Caucus called Monday for top state officials to label the property crimes as domestic terrorism.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
This, in turn, led to waves of protest and a series of arsons that afflicted 24 churches over the next two years.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
And three vehicles were set ablaze in two separate arsons at Tatiana Pino’s sister’s residence.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Advertisement No one was injured in any of the subsequent arsons.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In related news, your local fire department just issued a report on how many arsons are currently blazing downtown.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Since then, federal prosecutors have linked the gang to at least 15 murders, drug dealing, contraband smuggling schemes, arsons, robberies and extortion plots.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
This, in turn, led to waves of protest and a series of arsons that afflicted 24 churches over the next two years.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025
And three vehicles were set ablaze in two separate arsons at Tatiana Pino’s sister’s residence.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Advertisement No one was injured in any of the subsequent arsons.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In related news, your local fire department just issued a report on how many arsons are currently blazing downtown.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Since then, federal prosecutors have linked the gang to at least 15 murders, drug dealing, contraband smuggling schemes, arsons, robberies and extortion plots.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arsons
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Mediterranean basin has seen multiple large fires this summer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smoke from regional wildfires would cause air quality to reach unhealth levels, read one of the alerts for the state.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The story grabbed him thematically too, given the increasing devastation caused by wildfires and other environmental catastrophes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Arsons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsons. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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