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  • noun Plural form of firestarter.

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Examples

  • "They were what I call my firestarters because they helped me start some fires in some circles to get some attention to me."

    Neal Rodriguez: How an Online Magazine Is Being Built Into a Million Dollar Business 2010

  • I have two filing cabinets of what are sometimes referred to as "white papers" and in my case, I think I would call them "firestarters" or "recycling opportunities,"and those contain some ofmy Clarion manuscripts, and others of that early 80's vintage.

    Clarion Write-A-Thon 2010 2010

  • I have two filing cabinets of what are sometimes referred to as "white papers" and in my case, I think I would call them "firestarters" or "recycling opportunities,"and those contain some ofmy Clarion manuscripts, and others of that early 80's vintage.

    Clarion Write-A-Thon 2010 2010

  • I have two filing cabinets of what are sometimes referred to as "white papers" and in my case, I think I would call them "firestarters" or "recycling opportunities,"and those contain some ofmy Clarion manuscripts, and others of that early 80's vintage.

    July 2010 2010

  • Magnesium firestarters have trouble getting a pile of magnesium flakes collected in a wind.

    Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations 2009

  • Magnesium firestarters have trouble getting a pile of magnesium flakes collected in a wind.

    Strike Anywhere: The Best Matches for Survival Situations 2009

  • On the press benches those deputed to chronicle the roll-call of the accused had adopted a glassy-eyed fascination with the process, scanning the lists of handlers of stolen goods for genuine firestarters, mostly in vain.

    England riots: justice grinds on as courts sit through the night 2011

  • But Zane raised one hand: It held a collection of metal stakes and firestarters.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • Also, are we really supposed to believe that one girl invented the needle, the spear-thrower, the bra, firestarters, surgical stitches, domestication of animals (including horseback riding), and was the first person to figure out that sex = babies?

    Archive 2008-07-01 lili 2008

  • Also, are we really supposed to believe that one girl invented the needle, the spear-thrower, the bra, firestarters, surgical stitches, domestication of animals (including horseback riding), and was the first person to figure out that sex = babies?

    The Bookshelf of Shame lili 2008

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