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
This upgrade requires packs to withstand thermal runaway without igniting or exploding.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
So when the duo ignited a win against the Chicago Sky earlier this season, the crowd at Chase Center went crazy.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, is a few hours off from igniting and ripping through the town of Paradise and its neighbors, but the stage is set.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Offseason signing Kevin Zeitler should help plenty, too, as the right guard helped ignite a dynamic Lions rushing attack last year in Detroit.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
So when the duo ignited a win against the Chicago Sky earlier this season, the crowd at Chase Center went crazy.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, is a few hours off from igniting and ripping through the town of Paradise and its neighbors, but the stage is set.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Offseason signing Kevin Zeitler should help plenty, too, as the right guard helped ignite a dynamic Lions rushing attack last year in Detroit.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignite
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The wildfire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Jets also failed twice to convert on two-point conversions, once in the first half (Braelon Allen was stuffed) and again in the fourth quarter — after needlessly burning a timeout, Fields forced a throw to Wilson, surrounded by three defensive backs, in the back right corner of the end zone.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The temperature on the field was scorching, yet Ryan started off cold.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historic data According to NIFC records for 2024, lightning ignited 305 fires in California, scorching 90,206 acres of wildland.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another challenge was lighting, to shoot everything in a visually coherent and realistic manner amid all the smoke.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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James appears to be walking toward the viewer with a burning flame lit behind him.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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As a practical matter, California making this move will only further inflame the gerrymandering problem, encouraging a further spiral of gerrymandering offsetting Democratic gains in other states.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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The new leadership moved swiftly to eliminate diversity and inclusion (DEI) programming and gender studies, launch an athletics program and aggressively recruit student athletes — changes that triggered an exodus of faculty, inflamed alumni and reshaped the college’s academic culture.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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