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Recent Examples of pyromaniac
His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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
Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyromaniac
Noun
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Haney said that the Palisades Fire was a separate blaze started by unidentified arsonists and that prosecutors lacked physical evidence linking Rinderknecht to arson.
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Prosecutors have spent the duration of the trial painting Rinderknecht as a vengeful, mentally unstable arsonist who was angry at society.
Noun
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Another bears an image of a sheep Statue of Liberty holding a selfie stick instead of a torch.
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Some held torches to light the way as floodlights appeared to illuminate the rubble against the darkness of night.
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).
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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.
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“Pyromaniac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyromaniac. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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