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blowtorch

[bloh-tawrch] / ˈbloʊˌtɔrtʃ /


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The Bruins came firing back, led by Dent, who basically took a blowtorch to the Trojans’ defensive plans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

She used food colouring to get the right shade of blonde for Swift's hair and a blowtorch to add a shine to her trousers.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

“He then used some instrument, perhaps a blowtorch, he used it as an igniting agent,” Salas Chavez said in Spanish.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

It was only a two-minute piece, but it felt like I stood there for an agonizingly long time, dripping sweat under lights hotter than a blowtorch.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen




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