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or relighted
as in rekindled
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Verb
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Rangel recalls people approaching him to say that seeing Osito had brightened an otherwise stressful day.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026 -
Since then, the star has brightened up her hair color for spring and summer, adding chunky blonde highlights to her chocolate brown color.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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There are two Jessica Alba movies seared into my brain.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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Nearby, a former Korean Air vessel’s nose cone had been removed clean, as if seared off with a hot knife.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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His workload was certainly lightened with the casting of Cayleigh Capaldi as his Maria.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Then struggling star Aaron Judge lightened their load with no outs in the ninth inning, lifting a long fly ball that just cleared the fence in right-center field and scoring pinch runner Max Schuemann.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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“Relit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relit. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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