enkindled

past tense of enkindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enkindled
Verb
  • In the late 1800s, three major fires happened on the block, and the last one burned all the way through what’s now Buzzard Roost.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the brownie baked, the edges of the parchment burned and the peanut butter toasted.
    Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.
    Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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