as in burning
being on fire
the ignited fireworks went off all at once
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to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignited
Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The texts ignited a scandal that drew bipartisan condemnation.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Historic data In 2024, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in California, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC data.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
As awareness spread, the song and its creator ignited a discourse of both supportive and opposing perspectives, with SZA and Kehlani among the most prominent opponents.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent allegations of phony summit images on the world’s highest peaks ignited a debate in the mountaineering community.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
White and Farrell will help, but don’t go summoning memories of Fred Dean’s 1981 arrival that ignited the 49ers’ first Super Bowl run.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The report has ignited debate within the field of counterterrorism.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
The texts ignited a scandal that drew bipartisan condemnation.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Historic data In 2024, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in California, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC data.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
As awareness spread, the song and its creator ignited a discourse of both supportive and opposing perspectives, with SZA and Kehlani among the most prominent opponents.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent allegations of phony summit images on the world’s highest peaks ignited a debate in the mountaineering community.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
White and Farrell will help, but don’t go summoning memories of Fred Dean’s 1981 arrival that ignited the 49ers’ first Super Bowl run.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The report has ignited debate within the field of counterterrorism.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignited
Adjective
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Those videos included some featuring baby and adolescent monkeys whose genitalia were burned and cut off.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no information on how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But perhaps more importantly, Cork Tree helped the band become the therapists pumping through the speakers of a whole generation of skinny jean-wearing teens, igniting the pop-punk and emo music scene into a blazing force for the masses.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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In nuclear thermal rockets, a small nuclear reactor heats up a propellant — often liquid hydrogen — to blazing temperatures in the thousands of degrees.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spotify also shared a graphic of the same design on Instagram, captioning it simply with a key emoji and flaming heart.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swinging from the overhanging branches and darting through the woods, the animals were heading toward a nearby housing project, their pink faces lit with glee.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bailey lit the Yellow Jackets up through the air, completing 24 of 32 attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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On a late summer morning in the Pacific Palisades, dozens of hummingbirds rise from the ashes of Spencer Pratt‘s scorched hillside property, where his 2,200-square-foot, three-bedroom home once perched.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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“Ignited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignited. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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