RELIGHTS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

relights

verb

present tense third-person singular of relight

as in rekindles

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Across America charms — all four of my rides last week ended in audience applause — by simply being a calming, relaxed journey that stokes our sense of adventure.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Arteta is the engine-room of that motivation at Arsenal, the one who stokes and tends to the project’s ambition, whose uncompromising standards drive everyone to perform better.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Definition of stokes

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Your 1st House of Identity brightens as the dynamic Sun in your sign squares structuring Saturn in your 10th House of Career.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
The brand uses tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, a gentle, stabilized form of vitamin C that brightens and protects against premature aging.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of brightens

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This variety has vibrant blue-green leaves with a wide golden-yellow margin that lightens to creamy white during summer.

— Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
Fortunately, Dusse lightens the lawyer’s spiral into his mobster client’s dark underworld with wry humor and pointed skewering of both the wellness industry and the criminal legal profession.

— The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

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