igniter

variants also ignitor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of igniter 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
  • Buffett wasn’t mentioned anywhere in materials released by Berkshire Hathaway discussing the deal Thursday, potentially signaling a passing of the torch to Vice Chair Greg Abel, to whom Buffett will hand the CEO title in January.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But by the end of the two-hour premiere one person's torch was snuffed.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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