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deflagrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of deflagrate

as in lights (up)

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The story begins with a restaurant mishap that ignites a feud between the two characters, both already navigating difficult lives.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
In these areas, forecasters are predicting wind gusts of about 35 to 55 mph and low humidity rates of 6% to 15%, meaning any fire that ignites will likely spread rapidly, according to the weather service.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of ignites

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Zelenskyy is keen to move quickly on a coproduction agreement as Russia relentlessly fires ballistic missiles that are hard to stop and cause civilian casualties as well as inflicting huge damage on civilian areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
The machine fires X-ray beams at a subject, then uses a specialized camera to record how a bone absorbs the beams based on density.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of fires

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While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.

— Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.

— Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of kindles

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Think golden butter blondes, radiant warm ambers, and deep brunettes with seamless dimension that glows.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 29 July 2026
This painstakingly restored 4K version looks and sounds gorgeous; cinematographer Dante Spinotti’s work glows with saturated vibrancy, and Michel Rubini and the Reds’ score vibrates on a spooky synth frequency.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

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