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Recent Examples of relight
Mission controllers will also try to relight one of the spacecraft’s Raptor engines in space.
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Marissa Parra, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The track’s mellow, cha-cha vibe subtly underscores the give-and-take inherent in that interplay, while Flack’s ethereal yet measured vocals indelibly outline the simple little moments that can relight Cupid’s flame.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
While Starship is in space, SpaceX also plans to relight a single Raptor engine.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Hold the reset button or use a long match to relight the pilot light.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
The first phase of the project will relight Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street and Ridge Road.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
At the 37-minute mark, the spacecraft is expected to relight one of its six Raptor engines in a relight demonstration similar to one performed on Flight 6.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2025
When the pilot light will not relight after several attempts, the problem may be due to faulty or damaged components.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Never try to relight or pick up a firework that did not ignite fully.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Marissa Parra, NBC news, 28 May 2025
The track’s mellow, cha-cha vibe subtly underscores the give-and-take inherent in that interplay, while Flack’s ethereal yet measured vocals indelibly outline the simple little moments that can relight Cupid’s flame.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
While Starship is in space, SpaceX also plans to relight a single Raptor engine.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Hold the reset button or use a long match to relight the pilot light.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
The first phase of the project will relight Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street and Ridge Road.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
At the 37-minute mark, the spacecraft is expected to relight one of its six Raptor engines in a relight demonstration similar to one performed on Flight 6.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2025
When the pilot light will not relight after several attempts, the problem may be due to faulty or damaged components.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Never try to relight or pick up a firework that did not ignite fully.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relight
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Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation?—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
17 June 2025
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And while those emotions have laid dormant over the intervening years, Chicago’s great spirit suggests that they can be readily rekindled.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Premiering in the thick of a global pandemic, Bridgerton arrived just when audiences needed an escape, and quickly reignited pop culture's love affair with period dramas.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran has reignited a decades-long debate over the legality of unilateral military action.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Often, the songs that drew on Carner’s darker, more cynical perspective were accentuated with the kind of buoyancy that only a child can stoke.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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Cassidy’s push to delay the meeting comes after multiple efforts from the Louisiana doctor to ensure that US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would not stoke uncertainty over vaccine safety.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relight. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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