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Molotov meaning
A transliteration of the Russian surname Молотов (Molotov).
Synonyms of Molotov
Using Molotov
- The main meaning on this page is: A transliteration of the Russian surname Молотов (Molotov).
- Useful related words include: vyacheslav mikhailovich molotov, statesman, solon, national leader.
- In the example corpus, molotov often appears in combinations such as: molotov cocktails, molotov cocktail, and molotov.
Context around Molotov
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Molotov
- In this selection, "molotov" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, threw, items, homemade, cocktails, cocktail and ribbentrop stand out and add context to how "molotov" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include rocks and molotov cocktails at and 1940 when molotov arrived in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "molotov" sits close to words such as adage, admirer and aft, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with molotov
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some use homemade Molotov cocktails or fireworks to harass Iranian forces. (11 words)
In May 2022, “forest defenders” threw Molotov cocktails at officers patrolling the area. (13 words)
Unidentified vandals splashed red paint and threw a Molotov cocktail at the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center in Yerevan, Armenia on Tuesday. (22 words)
Police said a man in a ski mask lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the front door of a synagogue around 3 a.m. Sunday in Essex County, N.J., marking the latest incident of violent antisemitic acts in the state and across the country. (47 words)
Earlier, police shot and injured a man who threatened them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail in Hamburg before kick-off, although a police spokesman said there was no indication the incident was linked to the game. (38 words)
Before Hitler decided to attack the Soviet Union two years later, he and Stalin agreed in the Molotov-Ribbentrop nonaggression pact of 1939 to divide central and eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Pp. 53, 61. After the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed, in 1940 when Molotov arrived in Berlin on a diplomatic visit during which Ribbentrop stated that Germany was directing its lebensraum southward.
After just a couple of hours of clearing the Intrenchment Creek Park area, our officers have already come across several dangerous items (molotov cocktails, nailed boards, etc.) as pictured below.
At least nine arrests were made in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, where authorities said rioters had petrol jerry cans and Molotov cocktails.
Before Hitler decided to attack the Soviet Union two years later, he and Stalin agreed in the Molotov-Ribbentrop nonaggression pact of 1939 to divide central and eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence.
Demonstrators, several of whom were masked, threw molotov cocktails, chanted racist slogansattacked and damaged shops owned by racialized people, and physically attacked at least five racialized people, including several delivery drivers.
He told her that there had been a protest in the area where he was having dinner and that he was on his way home when a Molotov cocktail was thrown.
In May 2022, “forest defenders” threw Molotov cocktails at officers patrolling the area.
In the midst of protests in 2014, Ukrainian protesters constructed a trebuchet that they used to launch rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers.
Police said a man in a ski mask lit a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the front door of a synagogue around 3 a.m. Sunday in Essex County, N.J., marking the latest incident of violent antisemitic acts in the state and across the country.
Some use homemade Molotov cocktails or fireworks to harass Iranian forces.
The Atlanta Police Department 23 people had been arrested and charged with domestic terrorism after throwing bricks, rocks and Molotov cocktails at officers stationed nearby.
The resilience has been shared across a number of migrants who saw their years of work go up in a flash when masked individuals threw Molotov cocktails into the stores.
Unidentified vandals splashed red paint and threw a Molotov cocktail at the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center in Yerevan, Armenia on Tuesday.
While 44-year-old Golan Abidbol’s wife and children took shelter in the family’s safe room, he stood with a gun in his kitchen, watching Hamas militants throw a molotov cocktail at another building.
A 21-year-old from Florida was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for helping two men build a Molotov cocktail to attack a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa.
Angered by the church’s plan to host two drag events the following weekend, Penny threw the Molotov cocktails at the church, hoping to burn it to the ground.
A security guard intervened, and Goonan allegedly abandoned a bag full of Molotov cocktails in a planter along 12th Street before fleeing.
As senators looked over the bills, protesters in Buenos Aires hurled sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails at police who sprayed water cannons, pepper spray and tear gas to disperse the huge crowds.
But he was convicted for another attack days later when he battered the door down with a baseball bat before hurling in a flaming Molotov cocktail.
Earlier, police shot and injured a man who threatened them with an axe and a Molotov cocktail in Hamburg before kick-off, although a police spokesman said there was no indication the incident was linked to the game.
Common combinations with molotov
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: