Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflagrated
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Michtom’s Teddy bear—the apostrophe soon disappeared—ignited a craze.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
The Americans ignited a rivalry with Canada that had long been dormant aside from competitive play on the ice.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Payne intentionally fired four rounds at 25-year-old Kierra Lane, killing her at her Covington home with the pair's children present, prosecutors said at trial.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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First, the publication appears to have fired its audience without acquiring a new one.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Deflagrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrated. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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