as in burning
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of igniting
Federal prosecutors said that Dunbar had found a bottle of clear liquor and dumped it on a bed before igniting a shirt belonging to his former girlfriend.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Public Works department has been subject to significant scrutiny since its employees were found responsible for accidentally igniting the Airport fire.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Lingering closures aside, Big Santa Anita Canyon has come a long way since the Bobcat fire started in early September of 2020, igniting near the Cogswell Dam and burning almost 116,000 acres.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
In early 2022, a defector in his 30s made a rare, risky return to North Korea across the heavily fortified border after struggling to cope in the South, igniting fresh debate over how such escapees are treated in their new home country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Venus will also meet with Pluto before slipping into Sagittarius, igniting deep transformations in your relationships and social circles.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Venus will also slip into Sagittarius that same day, igniting your creative fifth house of romance and passion projects.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Trailblazing artists such as Bill Reid and Art Thompson began reviving the distinctive masks, blankets, spruce-root hats, and totem poles that their ancestors had been creating for centuries, igniting an art movement that lasted well into the 1990s.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
The shutoffs are meant to minimize fires igniting during high-risk weather, especially since several deadly and destructive blazes in recent years were started by utility equipment.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Public Works department has been subject to significant scrutiny since its employees were found responsible for accidentally igniting the Airport fire.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Lingering closures aside, Big Santa Anita Canyon has come a long way since the Bobcat fire started in early September of 2020, igniting near the Cogswell Dam and burning almost 116,000 acres.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
In early 2022, a defector in his 30s made a rare, risky return to North Korea across the heavily fortified border after struggling to cope in the South, igniting fresh debate over how such escapees are treated in their new home country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Venus will also meet with Pluto before slipping into Sagittarius, igniting deep transformations in your relationships and social circles.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Venus will also slip into Sagittarius that same day, igniting your creative fifth house of romance and passion projects.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Trailblazing artists such as Bill Reid and Art Thompson began reviving the distinctive masks, blankets, spruce-root hats, and totem poles that their ancestors had been creating for centuries, igniting an art movement that lasted well into the 1990s.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
The shutoffs are meant to minimize fires igniting during high-risk weather, especially since several deadly and destructive blazes in recent years were started by utility equipment.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Igniting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/igniting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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