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Recent Examples of pyromaniac
Fortunately, as an artistic toddler, Lambert was a pyromaniac.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Something similar could be said for Kevin Hart, who plays a rogue soldier named Roland who’s tasked himself with protecting Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), the pyromaniac daughter of the galaxy’s most powerful man, the ruthless Atlas (Edgar Ramírez).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
Remember their names On Wednesday, California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
On Tuesday, 11 of California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Urban pyromaniac?
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Until now, little has been disclosed about the show’s version of the dark side characters, though recently EW revealed that King’s crazed pyromaniac Trashcan Man would be played by Erza Miller (Fantastic Beasts 3).
—James Hibberd, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Or try the pyromaniac method of browning your topping: crumble it directly onto the cooked fruit, then use a pair of tongs to pick up a medium-sized ember and hold it an inch or two above your cobbler to brown the topping.
—Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2020
Mummy star Brendan Fraser is reportedly joining as the pyromaniac supervillain Firefly, Deadline reported in October.
—ELLE, 16 Jan. 2022
Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Something similar could be said for Kevin Hart, who plays a rogue soldier named Roland who’s tasked himself with protecting Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), the pyromaniac daughter of the galaxy’s most powerful man, the ruthless Atlas (Edgar Ramírez).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
Remember their names On Wednesday, California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker.
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
On Tuesday, 11 of California’s 12 GOP House members put tribal loyalty above the country’s best interests and heedlessly cast their votes to make Jim Jordan — election denier, Jan. 6 instigator, political pyromaniac — the next House speaker.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Urban pyromaniac?
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Until now, little has been disclosed about the show’s version of the dark side characters, though recently EW revealed that King’s crazed pyromaniac Trashcan Man would be played by Erza Miller (Fantastic Beasts 3).
—James Hibberd, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2020
Or try the pyromaniac method of browning your topping: crumble it directly onto the cooked fruit, then use a pair of tongs to pick up a medium-sized ember and hold it an inch or two above your cobbler to brown the topping.
—Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2020
Mummy star Brendan Fraser is reportedly joining as the pyromaniac supervillain Firefly, Deadline reported in October.
—ELLE, 16 Jan. 2022
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“Pyromaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyromaniac. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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