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also ignitor
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Recent Examples of igniter
After eight days of examining the scene, analysts found that the light source matched the sparks from a flint ignitor and the flame from a butane lighter.
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Harrington Gardiner, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The ignitor came in the form of fellow defenseman Jake Middleton delivering a bone-crunching hit – legally – to Stars forward Matt Duchene in the neutral zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Turns out the oven has a weak igniter that can be replaced for $300.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
Part of the reason the Brewers had more opportunities was that their defenders killed one potential rally igniter after another.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Harrington Gardiner, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The ignitor came in the form of fellow defenseman Jake Middleton delivering a bone-crunching hit – legally – to Stars forward Matt Duchene in the neutral zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Turns out the oven has a weak igniter that can be replaced for $300.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
Part of the reason the Brewers had more opportunities was that their defenders killed one potential rally igniter after another.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for igniter
Noun
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Garavani stepped down as creative director at Valentino in 2007, passing the torch quite briefly to Alessandra Facchinetti, who was succeeded by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli in 2008.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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Melanie — the star of films such as Joy Ride, Paradise, Mulholland Falls and more — would welcome her first daughter, Dakota Johnson, in 1989, who continues to carry the leading lady torch.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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These emaciated, ashy pyromaniacs are led by Varang (Oona Chaplin), giving Queen of the Damned body tea in her bloodred makeup and statement headpiece.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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“Igniter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/igniter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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