barn burner
noun
: one that arouses much interest or excitement
the game should be a real barn burner
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The game should be a real barn burner.
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Throw in an attempt to help part of Illinois secede and join the Hoosier state and visits from everyone from Tucker Carlson to JD Vance, and 2025 has shaped up to be quite a barn burner.
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s a shame, because the play is an absolute barn burner.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
While the opener in Lambeau wasn’t anywhere near as diverting as last season’s Dec. 5 barn burner, a 34-31 Detroit win that secured its ticket to the playoffs, the late-afternoon blowout served up the biggest Week 1 audience for CBS since the NFL returned to the network in 1998.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Game 5 was a barn burner, filled with odd-man rushes.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s a shame, because the play is an absolute barn burner.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
While the opener in Lambeau wasn’t anywhere near as diverting as last season’s Dec. 5 barn burner, a 34-31 Detroit win that secured its ticket to the playoffs, the late-afternoon blowout served up the biggest Week 1 audience for CBS since the NFL returned to the network in 1998.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Game 5 was a barn burner, filled with odd-man rushes.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Barn burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn%20burner. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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