as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve
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Recent Examples of kindle
No open burning: Refrain from kindling fires with debris or any other materials during an air quality alert.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The Lakers picked up steam down the stretch in the regular season, winning 16 of 18 heading into April and kindling hope of being a dark-horse candidate to give trouble to the Thunder or Spurs in the playoffs.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
—John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindle
Verb
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With the myth of Medea as a burning thematic wire, and through the metaphor of bloody dog fights, the novel burns with the rage and despair of those who remain unseen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Deciding on a solution to the long-running turtle tizzy at I-95’s Exit 42, where 100-foot-tall light towers burn so brightly experts say the glow disrupts sea turtle nesting on beaches 12 miles away, has state and local government officials at loggerheads.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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The research focuses on direct-drive inertial confinement fusion, an approach where powerful, uniform lasers compress a fuel capsule to ignite a reaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Hezbollah had first re-ignited the cross-border conflict with projectiles fired at communities in Northern Israel in early March.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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This type of signage became so ubiquitous and so grotesquely huge across the city as businesses advertised and competed for visual attention that they were forcefully phased out by the government in the 2010s and replaced by Korean letters tastefully cut out to be lit from within instead.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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An Orange County man downed 2 quarts of Jack Daniel’s before firing a gun multiple times inside his Laguna Niguel home, forcing terrified relatives to flee.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Three deputies fired their guns, and the man was struck multiple times.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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The Spurs knew an adjustment had to be made on Jalen Brunson, who torched San Antonio in the second half of a loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Home Security Camera Deals Hunting for home security that won’t torch your wallet (or your patience)?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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That office would completely burn down during the Witch Creek Fire in 2007 when wildfire scorched and devastated 62% of the park.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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That fire continued for over two months until November 2020, scorching nearly 23,000 acres and killing one beloved firefighter who was battling the blaze.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Kindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindle. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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