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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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025 -
An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, the hearing last year that reduced his sentence kindled some optimism.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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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
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Flames from the crash, shortly before sundown after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, ignited a string of fires in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt flight operations through the night, officials said.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The texts ignited a scandal that drew bipartisan condemnation.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shein’s opening — and the run-up to that — lit a firestorm in France.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Outside, Gray stopped and lit a cigarette while Rockett checked the bus schedule again.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the Browns are 2-6 with little to look forward to, prompting Cleveland radio host Ken Carman to go scorched earth and call for Sanders, the Colorado alum, to start.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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As of Thursday morning, eight acres of land had been scorched by it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The controversy further inflamed tensions in Paris over Shein’s plan to open its first-ever brick-and-mortar location in a department store this week.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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But local police officers testified the protests in the city recently have been mostly peaceful and the presence of federal officers has inflamed tensions.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Enkindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindled. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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