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verb

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as in to sparkle
to give off sparks the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in

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as in to trigger
to cause to function interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain

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as in to provoke
to rouse to strong feeling or action President Kennedy's inspirational speeches sparked a generation of young idealists to enter the public arena

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spark

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noun

as in glimmer
a very small amount not a spark of interest in the actress's memoirs

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“Spark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spark. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.

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