RELIGHT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

relight

verb

Definition of relight

as in to rekindle

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Recent Examples of relight For more than a year, the city of Kansas City had been working with the tenants of the Western Auto Lofts and its Homeowners’ Association to find a way to relight the sign prior to the start of World Cup festivities in Kansas City. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 However, the engines needed for the landing burn failed to relight properly, causing the booster to tumble and break apart after hitting the sea. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 The company also hopes to relight one of the Starship’s Raptor engines while in space. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 May 2026 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. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for relight

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Efforts are underway to rekindle this fading heritage before their skills are lost.

— Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Wall Street is rallying again as investors rekindle enthusiasm about AI.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rekindle

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The place would reignite, however, with the trio of Chargers turnovers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
In any event, Rothe is crossing her fingers that River’s January box office run performs well enough to reignite talks with Blumhouse and Universal about bringing Landon’s time-loop slasher franchise back to life.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reignite

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Reckoning shows a Meta intent on stoking our rage and divisions for its own profiteering.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
So far, counter-efforts have involved both protectionist and industrial policies, including â€œMade in Europeâ€� rules that have stoked discord among some of Europeâ€™s largest economies.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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