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Recent Examples of relight
SpaceX also intends for the upper stage to relight one of its six Raptor engines while in space, a key demonstration of technology needed for a deorbit burn when the spacecraft someday returns to Earth from space.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026
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
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
Fisher knows how to operate in the NIL era, though, and getting fired could relight his flame.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2025
Once airborne, Starship itself will deploy eight dummy Starlink satellites, attempt to relight one of its engines mid-flight, and test a new array of heatshield tiles, materials and fittings during re-entry.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026
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
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
Fisher knows how to operate in the NIL era, though, and getting fired could relight his flame.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2025
Once airborne, Starship itself will deploy eight dummy Starlink satellites, attempt to relight one of its engines mid-flight, and test a new array of heatshield tiles, materials and fittings during re-entry.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relight
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Heroes departed too soon and new iterations of the team couldn’t rekindle the magic of the late nineties and early two-thousands.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar feud with fiery tracks The Grammy-winning rapper also used his latest musical project to reignite his feud with fellow emcee Kendrick Lamar.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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But Wall Street appeared to look past signs that the conflict could reignite, focusing instead on the artificial intelligence trade.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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While Xi Jinping need not worry about voters, the Chinese leader’s legitimacy rests in part on stoking growth, prosperity and social stability.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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But if Altman is right that Musk is simply after revenge, Musk may be winning that chess game, as the trial has stoked broader inquiries into Altman’s potential self-dealing.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relight. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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