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 economic consequences of the conflict could even undermine the domestic stability of the most vulnerable Gulf states or reignite old conflicts, as happened in Yemen this year.

— ALLISON MINOR, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026
YouTube As Fandom Multiplier The power of social platforms and YouTube to reignite and connect with fandoms was a recurring roundtable theme.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

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Unreleased | Getty Images A spate of bomb threats against passenger flights has forced diversions, emergency landings and military escorts across European airspace this week, stoking fear among passengers and heaping pressure on airlines.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Still, the major driver of growth has been the buildout of artificial intelligence — a boom that Trump has actively stoked by refusing to codify more aggressive federal oversight.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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