relit

variants or relighted
past tense of relight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for relit
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The fish is seared in the pan, then removed to make way for a saucy saute of onion, garlic, sweet and hot peppers, and tomatoes that is flavored with wine, olives, capers and thyme.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • There are two Jessica Alba movies seared into my brain.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • His workload was certainly lightened with the casting of Cayleigh Capaldi as his Maria.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • 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 26 Jun. 2026.

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