as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs
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Verb
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Thick smoke of burning incense penetrates the room, perfuming everything sacred.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2023 -
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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Her tireless advocacy has ignited a lasting, generational momentum, equipping the Black community — especially women, with the resources, knowledge, and freedom to thrive.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Redditors Turn Up the Heat The post ignited a slew of comments (currently over 350), with the story confounding fellow Redditors.—
Sarah Bregel,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
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Heat waves during the summer further dried out vegetation, turning it into the equivalent of kindling during this extreme wind event.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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Finley split pinon kindling burns in fire pits across the property.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The blazes — the largest being the Palisades and Eaton Fires — have scorched more than 50,000 acres, an area exceeding the size of San Francisco, and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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One side of our canyon is scorched bare, yet miraculously, firefighters managed to save our little community with 30 structures lost.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With frozen shoulder, this capsule first becomes inflamed and thickened, which leads to stiffness and pain.—
Amy Norton,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2025
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About 140 law enforcement officers were injured during the riot, which had been inflamed in large part by Trump’s false claims of election fraud.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2024
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In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.—
Rhoda Feng,
ARTnews.com,
9 Aug. 2024
Verb
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The clip then cuts to Millington sitting quietly at home in a robe, repeatedly lighting a candle that her smiling son keeps blowing out for his own amusement.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a black turtleneck and thick black spectacles, actor Chris Pratt ponders the walls of a gallery, where a banana has been duct taped and lit dramatically by an elegant square of light.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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This is part of the GOP's plot to keep the rubes enflamed while the party continues to cut taxes for the billionaires and sets its sights on Social Security and Medicare.—
Randy Dotinga,
Washington Post,
24 June 2023
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Others laws have enflamed fears of censorship, too.—
Douglas Soule,
USA TODAY,
17 May 2023
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