as in to rekindle
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Recent Examples of reignite
What began as a small brush fire on federal land soon roared into an inferno that would later reignite as the Palisades Fire, scorching more than 200 acres across the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s investment in Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday is the latest deal to reignite enthusiasm around the AI investing trend, sparking a huge rally in shares of the chipmaker involved.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
This was the perfect moment to reignite Gap’s long-standing history of portraiture — those iconic images that have always captured not just style, but identity.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The utility also maintained in legal filings that the Twelve Tribes blaze created a large firebreak by burning all the brush and debris in its path and that any fire started by Xcel equipment would not have had enough fuel to reignite and continue burning.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
OpenAI’s investment in Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday is the latest deal to reignite enthusiasm around the AI investing trend, sparking a huge rally in shares of the chipmaker involved.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
This was the perfect moment to reignite Gap’s long-standing history of portraiture — those iconic images that have always captured not just style, but identity.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The utility also maintained in legal filings that the Twelve Tribes blaze created a large firebreak by burning all the brush and debris in its path and that any fire started by Xcel equipment would not have had enough fuel to reignite and continue burning.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reignite
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In the accompanying film within the film, two former lovers, one of whom is also a filmmaker, rekindle their romance at a weekend wedding on Fårö.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ship also managed to relight one of its Raptors in space, demonstrating an ability that will be crucial for future missions to the moon and Mars.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fisher knows how to operate in the NIL era, though, and getting fired could relight his flame.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Reignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reignite. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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