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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrated
Verb
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It’s suspected that a lightning strike ignited one of the warehouses at the Heaven Hill whiskey distillery.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Air is compressed, mixed with fuel, and ignited, creating high-temperature, high-pressure gas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many people have been fired for sharing celebratory reactions to the killing online.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Deflagrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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