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Recent Examples of pyromaniac
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.
—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
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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A little over six years after being targeted by arsonists during wide-ranging protests in Santiago, Chile, the Violeta Parra Museum has been reopened to the public, the Art Newspaper reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Apr. 2026
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An arsonist set fire to the same synagogue in January.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For Jafaar Jackson, part of picking up his uncle’s torch isn’t just about taking the spotlight on stage, but using art to uphold and inspire a community.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Watch as men tromp about with flashlights, set up torches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Pyromaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyromaniac. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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