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
Officers later executed a search warrant at the teen’s home finding what police said was evidence connecting him to the earlier car arsons.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Developed in collaboration with firefighters and landowners, Seneca claims its scalable aerial units will redefine how wildfires are detected, controlled, and contained in an era of growing climate risk.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cattle farmers have urged lawmakers to support legislation aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Arsons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsons. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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