as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignite
But those ticket sales are a steep drop from the original, which ignited to $30.4 million domestically and $45 million globally during the notorious box office dead zone of January.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 June 2025
The future belongs to organizations that can build a culture where expertise is not hoarded, but shared, where the spark of an employee’s social post can ignite the next big, market-defining idea.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Artillery Shells: Individual shells loaded into a canister that shoot out colorful stars and sparks when ignited.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
Social media ignited with fans gushing praise, shock and love.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 June 2025
The future belongs to organizations that can build a culture where expertise is not hoarded, but shared, where the spark of an employee’s social post can ignite the next big, market-defining idea.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Artillery Shells: Individual shells loaded into a canister that shoot out colorful stars and sparks when ignited.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
Social media ignited with fans gushing praise, shock and love.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignite
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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In some parts of the U.S., scorching temperatures send people indoors to the comfort of air conditioning, which makes the virus easier to spread.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
26 June 2025
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With scorching temperatures becoming more common across the country (the Old Farmers' Almanac deemed this the hottest and driest summer for the third year in a row), staying cool at home is top of mind for everyone.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 June 2025
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Make sure to listen for the small nudges of interest, the tiny sparks of joy and the things that light you up.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The violence included rioters hurling projectiles at law enforcement officers and lighting numerous self-driving electric vehicles on fire.—
Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke out on Monday after the country launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar in retaliation—an escalation that further inflamed tensions across the region.—
Gabe Whisnant
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Trump activated 2,000 Natural Guard troops without receiving approval from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who argued that bringing in the reinforcements would inflame tensions in the city.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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