TORCHES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

torches 1 of 2

noun

plural of torch

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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torches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of torch

as in burns

to set (something) on fire police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

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The scans identified the same levels of activity in the dopamine-rich areas of the brain in both groups and suggest that, for some, the excitement of romance burns brightly for, regardless of time.

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Bon has also created prints and giant photo negatives made with shipping containers where there is no developing, just the light which burns into the metal in the film, which are on the walls surrounding the sculptures.

Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

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