relight

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of relight Never try to relight or pick up fireworks that have not ignited fully. Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025 Don’t try to relight a firework that didn’t go off. Jenny Porter Tilley, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 June 2025 Mission controllers will also try to relight one of the spacecraft's Raptor engines while in space. Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 May 2025 Mission controllers will also try to relight one of the spacecraft’s Raptor engines in space. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relight
Verb
  • Those new levies rekindled tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatened to raise consumer prices.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, the uneasy launch of what was then called college competitive cheer—first introduced at the University of Maryland in 2003—rekindled concerns among Title IX advocates committed to ensuring that new women’s sports offered legitimate, equitable opportunities.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • But her exit comes just a day after X’s Grok AI chatbot was found posting antisemitic material, reigniting scrutiny over the platform’s content moderation policies.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 July 2025
  • Leadon has been on the sidelines throughout the last decade of Eagles history, but his time on the road with the group between 2013 and 2015 reignited something inside him.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • But the conversation is stoking fear among providers and beneficiaries.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The Discovery Capital Management founder and portfolio manager believes President Donald Trump 's tariff fights with various countries will make for a bumpy road, stoking market volatility and triggering a significant drawdown in stocks.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 1 July 2025

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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relight. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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