as in igniters
a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property
several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch
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as in burns
to set (something) on fire
police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money
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Recent Examples of torches
Ronny Maye, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
Barbecue grills and tiki torches are stacked in the corners of her kitchen.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The company's product line includes biodegradable and odorless fuels for oil lamps, candles, torches and lanterns.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Imagine thousands of spectators gathered together, watching in awe as hundreds of torches sway and flicker along the streets, filling the air with lively chants and a festive spirit.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
Barbecue grills and tiki torches are stacked in the corners of her kitchen.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The company's product line includes biodegradable and odorless fuels for oil lamps, candles, torches and lanterns.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS SWEET REVENGE – Aaron Rodgers torches former Jets team with 4 touchdowns in Steelers debut victory.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torches
Verb
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In fact, Anderson is laughing at both sides while the world burns.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Oil splatters can leave a residue that burns onto the stovetop.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, Knight says the Guinness family claims that the Guinness brewery feared attacks by Fenians and arsonists before Benjamin Guinness’s death.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Days later, arsonists returned to burn what was left of Chinatown.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Pisces lunar eclipse on September 7 activates your fifth house of love, creativity, and pleasure, and should bring clarity around what (or who) truly lights you up.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This 24-Day Craft Christmas Advent Calendar kindles the creative spirit during the festive season.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Working together through that fires me up.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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One deputy stops his SUV, opens the door, stands up from the driver’s seat and immediately fires two shots at the fleeing suspect.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Aries Full Moon on the 6th energizes your expansion zone and ignites your sector of travel, publishing, spirituality, and belief systems.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Torches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torches. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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