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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The Coptic Fire has burned 1,680 acres and was 40% contained.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026 -
Last year, the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires burned a total of almost 50,000 acres in the Los Angeles area in January, but the state’s four biggest wildfires started in July and August.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Lemieux was a polarizing figure in the Avs-Red Wings games, but kindled a friendship with Detroit tough guy Darren McCarty following an alumni event in 2016, leading them to participate in documentaries about how much the rivalry meant to the game.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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During a hot-fire test at Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a New Glenn rocket—preparing for an upcoming mission—exploded violently shortly after its seven BE-4 engines ignited.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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The match ignited brawling between fans of the two countries in Marseille, France, site of the game.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026
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It was lit in an evening ceremony in recent weeks.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Chopper 4 footage showed large flames burning through trees near the turnpike as crews lit backfires—a tactic used to extinguish a wildfire by burning fuel ahead of the approaching fire line.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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By Thursday afternoon, Quarry 2 had burned more than 17,000 acres while Wells had scorched 600, according to the Florida Forest Service fire map.—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Remove Dead Flowers but Don't Overprune Remove dead flowers but leave any partially dead or scorched leaves in place.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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But now, new information has inflamed the community, saying this axing was part of some plot to get back at Bungie for its transgressions against Sony.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Even scarier data was reported in 2025 by a team of Harvard cardiologists, who found a direct link between ALAN, brain stress, inflamed arteries, and heart disease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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