as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve
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Recent Examples of kindle
No open burning: Refrain from kindling fires with debris or any other materials during an air quality alert.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindle
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In the capital, the attacks damaged several residential and commercial buildings, sparking fires and burning cars, authorities said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Family Akelarre is an adults-forward hotel, designed more for couples and contemplative travelers than for toddlers with energy to burn.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The research focuses on direct-drive inertial confinement fusion, an approach where powerful, uniform lasers compress a fuel capsule to ignite a reaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Hezbollah had first re-ignited the cross-border conflict with projectiles fired at communities in Northern Israel in early March.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Local touches were everywhere, from an extensive collection of books ranging from South African chick-lit to memoirs of Nelson Mandela, Trevor Noah, and Siya Kolisi to a mini-bar stocked with gin, rum, and brandy made with Cape Fynbos plants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The problem is that most homes are lit the same way from breakfast to bedtime, and that flat unchanging signal works against you at the wrong hours.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The violent arrest immediately sparked community protests, and Hyder was fired the next day.—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Terr hopes that the settlements reached thus far will deter officials from firing or punishing employees for their speech moving forward, despite political pressure or online outrage.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In Canada, last year ended as the second worst fire year in the country’s history, as a total of 6,000 fires torched around 22 million acres.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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The Paris police prefecture said some people vandalized shops, set fires and torched vehicles during the unrest.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Nicole Maccalla, a member of Eaton Fire Residents United, spent five months fighting with her insurer after the Eaton fire scorched the roof of her home.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
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“Kindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindle. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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