as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignite
Jake Wark, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, told USA TODAY, the fires come as weather conditions could cause leaves and dead vegetation to ignite or fuel existing fires.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Diesel fuel is harder to ignite and slower to burn than gasoline.
—Michael Leamy, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
Some of the damage to the bridge was caused when materials under the bridge deck including synthetic materials, safety netting and conduit were ignited by the fire on the Sawyer Point 1000 Hands playground beneath the bridge.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
The video has gained significant attention online, amassing over 1.2 million views and igniting spirited discussions online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Diesel fuel is harder to ignite and slower to burn than gasoline.
—Michael Leamy, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
Some of the damage to the bridge was caused when materials under the bridge deck including synthetic materials, safety netting and conduit were ignited by the fire on the Sawyer Point 1000 Hands playground beneath the bridge.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
The video has gained significant attention online, amassing over 1.2 million views and igniting spirited discussions online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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In New York City, brush fires scorched parts of Prospect and Inwood Hill parks over the past week.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the music and dance numbers don’t leave much of an impression, except one in which Saldaña scorches things up in a restaurant and another when Selena Gomez, as Emilia’s wife Jessi, sings and dances in a bedroom.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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On the wall, lights the shape of geometric tiles cast a soft glow in changing colors according to whatever is onscreen.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Also impressive were the faces lit only the golden light streaming into the darkness of the tunnels of the Colosseum.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, a potential global trade war under a Trump presidency could inflame inflationary pressures at a time when the Federal Reserve has spent more than two years putting out the fire.Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The actions have further inflamed tensions in the region — already destabilized by Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza — and has resulted in the deaths of numerous Lebanese armed forces members.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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