as in to rekindle
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What hangs in the balance is a triangle of interlocked possibilities—on one side, Mathias’s possible relationships with Claude and Simon, and on the other his artistic connection to Elena, who hopes to keep him in Lyon and reignite his concert career.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Which does reignite the conversation of the NBA’s regular season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
At last year’s COP30 climate summit, major producers sought to reignite the sector, announcing the Belém 4x Pledge to increase bioenergy and biofuel use fourfold over the next decade.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Which does reignite the conversation of the NBA’s regular season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The situation is also an opportunity for NASA to resume the kind of risk-taking that has been lacking to shake the agency out of a post-space-shuttle lethargy and to reignite passions for reaching a stretch goal under deadline pressure.
—Thomas Black, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
At last year’s COP30 climate summit, major producers sought to reignite the sector, announcing the Belém 4x Pledge to increase bioenergy and biofuel use fourfold over the next decade.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reignite
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Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Also written by Pella, Peaking follows a couple’s attempts to rekindle the spark of their relationship by searching for a threesome at a remote music festival.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Bureau of Engineering selected Tetra Tech, a global engineering firm, to fortify and relight the stretch of road that connects downtown Los Angeles to Boyle Heights, which has essentially gone dark due to the amount of copper theft plaguing the area.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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“Reignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reignite. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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