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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His hopes to rekindle their relationship when the two teamed up to search for Charmaine were dashed, and Brie ultimately reunited with Brody.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Hunting down vintage toys can rekindle those memories of bygone eras.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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Less than a month ago, rates had fallen below 6% for the first time in more than three years, a key psychological threshold that some experts believed could reignite home buying and selling ahead of the spring homebuying season.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Persian Gulf conflict threatens to reignite inflation while slowing growth, further complicating the Fed’s work.—
Andrew Ackerman,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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And with the Iran war, surging oil prices are stoking inflation fears.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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As Utah emerged as the epicenter of an internal GOP conflict over AI regulation, two groups with considerable links to progressive politics were quietly stoking the flames.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Relight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relight. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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