as in burns
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Zendaya shuts down engagement rumors after an Instagram story ignites speculation.
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Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Inside the pages is a model for creating an environment and employee experience that ignites higher engagement and better performance.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
If single, say yes to an exciting fling or a bold pursuit of someone who ignites your passion.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Using helical blades inside a stationary casing, the engine’s rotor compresses, ignites, and expands fuel and air in a single, compact unit, minimizing shock waves for better performance.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The rivalry between the two military branches ignites strong feelings on both sides.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Thuggish Russian President Vladimir Putin ignites her anguish.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Instead, those hints of a so-bad-it’s-good guilty pleasure are a fleeting tease in an action thriller that spills plenty of blood but never raises the temperature or ignites the excitement.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
As Venus shakes things up in your 11th house of friendships and group dynamics, and Mars retrograde ignites your fifth house of self-expression, expect some unexpected drama in your social circle.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Inside the pages is a model for creating an environment and employee experience that ignites higher engagement and better performance.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
If single, say yes to an exciting fling or a bold pursuit of someone who ignites your passion.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Using helical blades inside a stationary casing, the engine’s rotor compresses, ignites, and expands fuel and air in a single, compact unit, minimizing shock waves for better performance.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2024
The rivalry between the two military branches ignites strong feelings on both sides.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Thuggish Russian President Vladimir Putin ignites her anguish.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
Instead, those hints of a so-bad-it’s-good guilty pleasure are a fleeting tease in an action thriller that spills plenty of blood but never raises the temperature or ignites the excitement.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
As Venus shakes things up in your 11th house of friendships and group dynamics, and Mars retrograde ignites your fifth house of self-expression, expect some unexpected drama in your social circle.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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