as in burned
to set (something) on fire
see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs
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Some of the bodies were found months after the ceasefire, some on streets or in fields, and in other instances burned or mutilated, the report said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
And many churches, schools and homeowners, burned by high utility bills or racked with climate concerns, have pursued residential solar projects.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
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Traders and investors are laser-focused on the inflation being kindled by higher oil prices.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Debris from the engine fell near the runway and ignited a small brush fire on the ground.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Senior officials in Kyiv are taking a swipe at the head of German defense giant Rheinmetall, whose unflattering comments about Ukrainian drone technology and the role of women in the war against Russia ignited a social media backlash.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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During the memorial service, Sigler lit four candles at the church, one in memory of each of the students killed in the crash.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Other people lit fireworks, and some were told not to throw objects at police.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA and All-Star guard Luka Doncic went scorched earth in March.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Administrators gave Matt McMahon – who inherited Wade’s post-NCAA scorched earth landscape and a roster of exactly zero players – the boot, and signed Wade to a seven-year deal.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Following the outbreak of COVID-19, bias incidents and assaults against Asian Americans soared to alarming heights as demagogues on the streets and in high office inflamed xenophobic fear and animosity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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At the heart of the dispute is the question of what exactly causes NEC – a devastating disease in which tissue lining the intestine becomes inflamed and dies.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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