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- decided to look up an old flame while she was in town
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- guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace
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- my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up
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- the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers
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- the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights
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'Inflame': Fired with Anger
'Inflame': Fired with Anger
Why doesn't it mean "to set on fire"?
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“Flame.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flame. Accessed 13 December 2019.
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The first known use of flame was in the 14th century
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