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Recent Examples of pyromaniac
His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Katie Waldron Cascadia – In the world of sparring environmentalists and loggers in Coastal Oregon, a wildlife biologist, a timber worker, and a pyromaniac punk come together to form an environmental activist group and navigate a blossoming love triangle.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Somewhat expectedly, the vroom-vrooms of F1 were deemed the year’s best achievement in sound, and the pyromaniac Na’vi of Avatar: Fire and Ash helped that film win Best Visual Effects.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
In nineteenth-century Europe, the typical pyromaniac was said to be a teenage girl with menstrual problems.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
And just like every year, many across Indiana are celebrating early — but is that legal?
Restrictions on Indiana's fireworks, to put it bluntly, are more lax than a pyromaniac in a room full of sparklers.
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John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Lest anyone think that this is not a deliberate homage to the legend of rock pyromaniac Jerry Lee Lewis, the singer let out what sure sounded like a couple of wildcat Jerry Lee trills.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Katie Waldron Cascadia – In the world of sparring environmentalists and loggers in Coastal Oregon, a wildlife biologist, a timber worker, and a pyromaniac punk come together to form an environmental activist group and navigate a blossoming love triangle.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Somewhat expectedly, the vroom-vrooms of F1 were deemed the year’s best achievement in sound, and the pyromaniac Na’vi of Avatar: Fire and Ash helped that film win Best Visual Effects.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
In nineteenth-century Europe, the typical pyromaniac was said to be a teenage girl with menstrual problems.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
And just like every year, many across Indiana are celebrating early — but is that legal?
Restrictions on Indiana's fireworks, to put it bluntly, are more lax than a pyromaniac in a room full of sparklers.
—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Lest anyone think that this is not a deliberate homage to the legend of rock pyromaniac Jerry Lee Lewis, the singer let out what sure sounded like a couple of wildcat Jerry Lee trills.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyromaniac
Noun
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Prosecutors have spent the duration of the trial painting Rinderknecht as a vengeful, mentally unstable arsonist who was angry at society.
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That’s like giving somebody credit for literally an arsonist starting a fire and getting credit for running out of the burning building.
Noun
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When Wambach retired, Rapinoe picked up the torch and became a vocal advocate for social justice.
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This year's games were the first to feature a coast-to-coast torch run, spanning more than a dozen states over the course of several weeks.
Noun
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An arson fire destroys the 43-year-old Globe Theatre on March 8 (the arsonist was never caught, but a firebug had set several blazes in the park that winter).
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In video released by police, the firebug could be seen setting fire to a small pile of trash next to the head of a sleeping passenger stretched out on the seat.
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“Pyromaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyromaniac. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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