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View definitions for setting fire

setting fire

noun as in arson

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Surveillance video of the suspect setting fire to a black sedan and fleeing.

While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.

From Salon

While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.

From Salon

His father left the family when Hackman was still in his teens; his mother eventually burned to death in 1962, after setting fire to her mattress with a cigarette while drunk.

From BBC

Newton had attempted to destroy her body by setting fire to her and had used weapons - the knife and Mrs Crown's walking stick - in the attack, she said.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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