Molotov cocktail
noun
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf- 
ˈmȯ-,
ˈmō-,
-ˌtȯv-
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled
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Last month, a 45-year-old man allegedly used a Molotov cocktail to attack members of the Jewish community during a march in Colorado, killing an 82-year-old woman and injuring 14 others.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
In 2024 the Trondheim Jewish cemetery was vandalized and someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the synagogue.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Others have been charged with use of Molotov cocktails against sheriff’s deputies and throwing bricks at federal law enforcement.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The person who threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado last month: that’s what globalizing the intifada looks like.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
In 2024 the Trondheim Jewish cemetery was vandalized and someone threw a Molotov cocktail at the synagogue.
—Dan Fellner, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Others have been charged with use of Molotov cocktails against sheriff’s deputies and throwing bricks at federal law enforcement.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
The person who threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado last month: that’s what globalizing the intifada looks like.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 July 2025
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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