as in burned
to set (something) on fire
see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs
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Georgia burned an early timeout after Texas post players Breya Cunningham and Justice Carlton both scored four points apiece.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres of land in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and the Santa Monica mountains.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
27 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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DeepSeek’s surprising rise ignited debate over whether US export controls had failed.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Engineers changed how fuel is both injected and ignited.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Remove the dying leaves and then the pot can be moved to a cool, dimly lit spot and just kept barely moist until the soil can be worked in the spring.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hart scored 10 points in the game’s opening five minutes against a Doc Rivers defensive scheme that ignored him behind the three-point line, and Brunson pounced after his teammate lit it up from deep to start the game.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Cedar Gulch wildfire in Burnet County burned 237 acres, the Turkey Creek fire in Williamson County scorched 14 acres, and the Old Highway fire in Hays County charred 19 acres.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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Flames scorched both sides of the duplex, and significant damage made the home unlivable, a spokesperson said.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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The fact that the awards ceremony, which has proven to be a bit of an annual bright spot during a tough period, has now been affected seems to have inflamed tensions even more.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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Calming Medicinal Botanicals Korean insiders know that soothing ingredients such as mugwort extract and Centella asiatica (commonly referred to as cica) still reign supreme in K-Beauty to help treat inflamed or sensitive skin.—
Charlotte Cho,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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