reigniting

verb

present participle of reignite
as in rekindling

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stoking
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  • Its rise and fall was dramatic, with a deadly riot in 1880 stoking anti-Chinese sentiment nationwide.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These days, Wolfson and team are stoking fires inside the Senate Street building, not putting them out, for a giant wood-burning oven is the kitchen centerpiece.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
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