as in burns
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 kindles
While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.
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Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
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Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
This 24-Day Craft Christmas Advent Calendar kindles the creative spirit during the festive season.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2024
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 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
This 24-Day Craft Christmas Advent Calendar kindles the creative spirit during the festive season.
—
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindles
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Kishnani’s now 48 but the exclusion still burns.
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Destined only to be savoured as a dream, while the world still burns around you.
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What begins as a race to the Moon becomes a mirror of our current, precarious era, just as a new global space race ignites.
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Without understanding people’s complex emotions and social responsibilities regarding illness and death, emergency responses overlook a crucial part of how a disease outbreak ignites and spreads.
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Protection from the sun is key for this plant because bright sun scorches its leaves.
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The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
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Asthma is a chronic condition that inflames the airways and can make breathing difficult.
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The episode inflames the diplomatic spat between the two countries that began over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan.
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Continue reading … BENCH WARRED — Blanche torches Trump foe Boasberg after appeals court blocks judge again in deportation fight.
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Hopper cut off a Demogorgon’s head, and Murray torches quite a few.
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The ceiling lights in the kitchen are the Alabax Large Surface Mount design by Schoolhouse Electric.
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By late afternoon, people tend to drift toward a neighbor’s backyard, someone lights the barbecue, and kids sort themselves into games of backyard cricket.
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Uruguay's efforts finally yield fruit as Maximiliano Araújo fires home in the 80th minute from close range on the left after Al-Owais made an initial save of a Uruguayan header but left the ball alive in the box.
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Russia fires more than 600 drones at Ukraine Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones overnight, primarily targeting Kyiv, while also striking the cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv.
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“Kindles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindles. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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