as in to rekindle
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Recent Examples of relight
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.
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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
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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In the third period, Sturm tried to rekindle the success that Geekie, David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm once had.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Oh, and the 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields are marching higher — with some, if not all, those gains related to concerns that disruptions to the impossibly complex supply chain beginning in the Gulf will rekindle inflation.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Blue Jays have been begging for a spark for the last six games, anything to reignite an offence and bring home a win.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ginni Rometty’s appointment as CEO of IBM in 2012 helped reignite a debate about women and Augusta; IBM was a major Masters sponsor and her predecessors as CEO had all been invited to be members.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Founded by a group of friends from Carmel Valley and Solana Beach in 2023, the idea behind Compete for Cause is to encourage people to be more active, stoke a little friendly competition and raise funds to give back.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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That playing experience stoked a passion for the sport.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relight. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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