TORCH Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtȯrch

as in igniter

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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verb

as in to burn

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

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Noun

And so, ladies and gentlemen, the torch has been passed from Biden to Trump. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 There is a story of a veteran — a veteran, a son of an immigrant, whose job was to climb that torch and polish the amber panes so rays of light could reach out as far as possible. —

The New York Times, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

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Now, wildfires torching neighborhoods around Los Angeles are projected to cause damages and economic losses of up to $275 billion, according to a preliminary estimate. —

Michael Copley, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025 For the first four hours that a CBS News crew was on scene while flames torched homes, crew members did not see any LAFD firefighters in the immediate area. —

Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for torch

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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.

— Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023