Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrating
Verb
-
Defense attorney Steve Haney has pointed out investigators never proved how the fire started or presented any direct evidence of Rinderknecht igniting the blaze.
-
Rio de Janeiro’s Military Fire Department said that one of the helicopters crashed into a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire that was extinguished, the AP reported.
Verb
-
Prosecutors in both Wyandotte County and Jackson County have confirmed that Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the man accused of firing shots at vehicles along Kansas City roadways and killing one man in June, is dead.
-
For the Angels, that steady presence has been appreciated during a turbulent season that includes the team firing general manager Perry Minasian and replacing him with interim GM John Mozeliak, as well as another injury absence for Mike Trout.
Verb
-
Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
-
Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
Verb
-
Aemond, without his eyepatch and his artificial eye glowing eerily, does find satisfaction.
-
The best antiaging devices have the latest technology to give you glowing, radiant skin at home.
Verb
-
The fire at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights began burning Wednesday, hours after Bass departed for the dedication of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
-
The heat has been amplified by climate change, driven by humans burning fossil fuels.
Verb
-
Forecasters warn of triple-digit heat indices and blazing hot temperatures that could break records and linger through Independence Day.
-
The blazing Greek summer will offer an initial test.
Verb
-
Residents and visitors line downtown streets waving flags, children scramble for the best candy-catching spots along the parade route, and families spend the day enjoying pancake breakfasts, baseball and an evening fireworks show.
-
Rushing’s injury could have suddenly put the Dodgers’ catching situation in a precarious position.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Deflagrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrating. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
