as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignite
These events forced people to take sides, changed lives, and ignited sparks that affected the Civil Rights Movement for years.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
November begins with an introspective new moon in Scorpio, igniting your sixth house of productivity and mindfulness.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Asakura is a potential superstar who could help ignite the UFC's popularity in Japan.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Sparks or embers can blow into leaves or grass and ignite a fire that can quickly spread.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
November begins with an introspective new moon in Scorpio, igniting your sixth house of productivity and mindfulness.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Asakura is a potential superstar who could help ignite the UFC's popularity in Japan.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Sparks or embers can blow into leaves or grass and ignite a fire that can quickly spread.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignite
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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In New York City, brush fires scorched parts of Prospect and Inwood Hill parks over the past week.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the music and dance numbers don’t leave much of an impression, except one in which Saldaña scorches things up in a restaurant and another when Selena Gomez, as Emilia’s wife Jessi, sings and dances in a bedroom.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The tree lighting, led by Santa and local dignitaries, will follow.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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With confetti colors and an appealing blocky design (buffered by rounded edges), these statement pieces are easy to clean and light enough to be moved from playroom to patio without a hitch.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, a potential global trade war under a Trump presidency could inflame inflationary pressures at a time when the Federal Reserve has spent more than two years putting out the fire.Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The actions have further inflamed tensions in the region — already destabilized by Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza — and has resulted in the deaths of numerous Lebanese armed forces members.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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