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example of firebrand
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A "firebrand" can mean:
- literally: a piece of burning wood or other combustible material; or
- figuratively: a person who is passionate, zealous, and often inflammatory about a cause — someone who stirs up strong emotions or action.
Examples:
- Literal: "A flaming firebrand from the bonfire landed on the dry grass and started a blaze."
- Figurative (sentence): "She became known as a firebrand in the labor movement, rallying workers with fiery speeches."
- Historical/real-life examples often described as firebrands: Malcolm X, Emma Goldman, Thomas Paine, Emmeline Pankhurst — people who vigorously agitated for radical change.
- Synonyms: rabble-rouser, agitator, incendiary, radical, provocateur.
- literally: a piece of burning wood or other combustible material; or
- figuratively: a person who is passionate, zealous, and often inflammatory about a cause — someone who stirs up strong emotions or action.
Examples:
- Literal: "A flaming firebrand from the bonfire landed on the dry grass and started a blaze."
- Figurative (sentence): "She became known as a firebrand in the labor movement, rallying workers with fiery speeches."
- Historical/real-life examples often described as firebrands: Malcolm X, Emma Goldman, Thomas Paine, Emmeline Pankhurst — people who vigorously agitated for radical change.
- Synonyms: rabble-rouser, agitator, incendiary, radical, provocateur.
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