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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrated
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The decision, announced days after Kimmel's monologue, which referenced the MAGA movement and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, has ignited a firestorm over free speech, political pressure, and media accountability.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The season's antics have ignited a feud with the president and his administration against the show and its creators.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many people have been fired for sharing celebratory reactions to the killing online.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Deflagrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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