Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrated
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DeepSeek’s surprising rise ignited debate over whether US export controls had failed.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Engineers changed how fuel is both injected and ignited.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 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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Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Neely backed into the street with his gun and fired three times.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Employees are fired after an initial positive drug test, for refusing to take a drug test, or for tampering with the test sample.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Deflagrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrated. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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