sparked

verb

Definition of sparkednext
past tense of spark
1
as in sparkled
to give off sparks the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in

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

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as in provoked
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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“Sparked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparked. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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