as in burns
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignites
What ignites or instigates that response, outside of being done with the machine?
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
As Soledad battles a legal system riddled with corruption, inequality and skewed patriarchal values, Julieta’s case ignites a wave of outrage and solidarity, giving rise to a powerful movement demanding justice.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The spacecraft ignites its onboard rocket motor, powering its own way to suborbital space, then glides back down for a runway landing here on Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Mars’ entrance in Scorpio on the 22nd ignites your sector of creativity, fun, dating, and self-expression.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
The movie also begins after Superman ignites an international incident by stopping a war from breaking out between the fictional neighboring nations of Boravia and Jarhanpur.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet, when a star athlete—the rival who excels at everything—finally stumbles in a sport, a subtle surge of neurological pleasure briefly ignites.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Directed by veteran action filmmaker Art Camacho, the film follows Tony (Foster), a former Marine trying to rebuild his life as a mechanic—until his brother (Collins) crosses the wrong people and ignites a violent chain of events.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Every trip to the electric chair is horrifying; a sequence where an intentionally botched execution ignites a still-living prisoner's screaming head in ghoulish blue flames is up there with any supernatural fright King's ever conceived.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
As Soledad battles a legal system riddled with corruption, inequality and skewed patriarchal values, Julieta’s case ignites a wave of outrage and solidarity, giving rise to a powerful movement demanding justice.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The spacecraft ignites its onboard rocket motor, powering its own way to suborbital space, then glides back down for a runway landing here on Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Mars’ entrance in Scorpio on the 22nd ignites your sector of creativity, fun, dating, and self-expression.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
The movie also begins after Superman ignites an international incident by stopping a war from breaking out between the fictional neighboring nations of Boravia and Jarhanpur.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Yet, when a star athlete—the rival who excels at everything—finally stumbles in a sport, a subtle surge of neurological pleasure briefly ignites.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Directed by veteran action filmmaker Art Camacho, the film follows Tony (Foster), a former Marine trying to rebuild his life as a mechanic—until his brother (Collins) crosses the wrong people and ignites a violent chain of events.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Every trip to the electric chair is horrifying; a sequence where an intentionally botched execution ignites a still-living prisoner's screaming head in ghoulish blue flames is up there with any supernatural fright King's ever conceived.
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignites
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The metric that could give you better workouts What exercise burns the most calories?—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bicycling typically burns more calories than walking; however, additional factors must be considered to make an accurate comparison.—
Tim Petrie,
Verywell Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The shingles vaccine is up to 97% effective in preventing the condition caused by the herpes zoster virus, which inflames nerves and causes painful rashes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This 24-Day Craft Christmas Advent Calendar kindles the creative spirit during the festive season.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2024
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