Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrating
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Tensions spiked in 2016 when the government attempted to impose French in English-speaking regions’ schools and courts, igniting protests that security forces violently repressed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
On Friday, a 20-year-old man named Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from Spring, Texas, to San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood and hurled an incendiary device at the gate of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s $27 million home, igniting a fire on the exterior gate.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Video provided by the Navy shows the warship firing three shots at Touska after warning its crew to evacuate the ship’s engine room.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Barclays upgrades Okta to overweight from equal weight Barclays said Okta is firing on all cylinders.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than have their payroll and egos be kindling for clubhouse dysfunction, the Dodgers have found a formula to keep their winning ways going.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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José Bastón and Eva Longoria are glowing in their sequins and smiles at LACMA's Opening Gala for The David Geffen Galleries in Los Angeles on April 16.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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After mounting the Bioluminator to their amphibious aircraft, Cora and Jasper follow the glowing bioluminescent trail from the Wildwood Tree to the Secret Lake in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Weeks later, another house in the exact same spot was burning — again in the name of science.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This avoids burning the cups and creates the perfect steamy environment for poaching.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Not blessed with a blazing fastball, Panos relies on placement and smarts to get batters out.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The first team period of the day saw the offense come out blazing.—
Gabriel Duarte,
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hatzinger did just that Monday, catching a two-hitter by best friend Adalynn Fugitt and providing support with her first career home run for the host Panthers in a 10-0 Southwest Prairie Conference win in five innings over crosstown rival Oswego East.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Schlittler last visited Fenway in May, catching a Red Sox night game after making an early start for the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Deflagrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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