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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Such engines typically use shockwaves to compress air (not turbines), and fuel is burned while the engine is moving at supersonic speeds.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Parts of those neighborhoods were burned by the massive wildfire that destroyed much of Lahaina in 2023.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 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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Armed with a rifle, the 41-year-old ignited a fire inside the building before being neutralized by heroic security.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The existing claims were re-ignited by 35 additional former employees who came forward in a recent bombshell New York Times investigation.—
Shindy Chen
March 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Seoul’s landmarks were lit red, the signature color of the band’s new album.—
Michelle Ye Hee Lee,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Make sure your yard is well lit.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wildfires have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 500,000 acres (202,340 hectares).—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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His skin, meanwhile, is scorched and smoking in the sunlight.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the heart of the dispute is the question of what exactly causes NEC – a devastating disease in which tissue lining the intestine becomes inflamed and dies.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The incident further inflamed rising tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, which are embroiled in a bitter feud over Hungary’s access to Russian oil through a pipeline that crosses Ukrainian territory.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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