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Molotov cocktail

NOUN
makeshift bomb
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Yet, Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

But the relationship between Temi and the wife gives us more to consider, especially as Temi brings things to a breaking point with a Molotov cocktail of a lie.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

“Consent” is a Molotov cocktail, flung at the face of the French establishment, a work of dazzling, highly controlled fury.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2021

“Sorry to Bother You” is a Molotov cocktail in movie form, an explosive introduction to the brain of Boots Riley, who blends Michel Gondry’s playfulness with Spike Lee’s verve.

From Washington Post Jun. 29, 2018

The new tactic has been dubbed the “poopootov” in a play on the Molotov cocktail often seen at streets protests in Venezuela.

From The Guardian May 9, 2017




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