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Recent Examples of kindle 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 Science builds on prior insights, and a handy repository of past advances serves as kindling for future discoveries. Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025 Like fall’s auburn leaves and bounty of crisp apples, checks, in all its iterations, kindle a cozy familiarity suggestive of the season. Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for kindle
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Verb
  • First, a late substitution forced Napier to burn a timeout near the red zone just before the play clock ran out.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In the absence of cooking gas, nearly two-thirds of households have resorted to burning waste to cook meals, according to the UN.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Just as the transistor ignited the digital revolution, fast, inexpensive, and scalable genome design and synthesis will ignite a biological one.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While a note of caution echoed throughout the industry, exhibitors rose to the moment—showcasing innovative solutions that drive sustainability and efficiency, inspiring collections that ignite creativity, and breakthrough ingredients that enhance fabric performance.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Tietjen was shot several times, candles were lit around his body.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Together, their work lays the foundation for a future where clean mobility is powered by the very poles that light our streets.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Only the Tennessee Titans, who fired their head coach this week, have allowed more than the Bills’ nine rushing TDs.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Orbison's lawsuit was filed a day after a similar suit by a Rutherford County teacher fired over her social media posts following Kirk's death.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Edman absolutely torched the New York Mets last October en route to winning NLCS MVP honors.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shaedon Sharpe torched the Warriors for the second time this preseason.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Prolonged exposure or the uneven heating of the microwave can also cause the wax to scorch or smoke, creating a potential fire hazard.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Kindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindle. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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