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Recent Examples of kindle John’s tropical blood was kindled with parrots and flowers and constant visual stimulation. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025 These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025 The versatility of vanilla is what kindles its popularity. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024 Is public education today kindling a love of learning in students—or the opposite? Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kindle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindle
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • In the beginning, Salzer said the trio’s friendship spark was ignited by their love of their grandmother’s jewelry.
    Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
  • Gold fund inflows hit three-year peaks in April as market interest in safe-haven assets ignited.
    Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
  • The Democrats are getting ready to light $20 million on fire to study their unpopularity!
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Forensic evidence found at the scene indicated both brothers fired a weapon.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 May 2025
  • The Suns fired 2022 Coach of the Year Monty Williams that summer, replacing him with Frank Vogel — who had just won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers two years prior.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • The crème brûlée, in particular, was a showstopper, torched to glass-shattering perfection right at our table.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
  • In 2015, federal authorities said, Gabrielli accidentally set himself on fire while torching the Mercedes-Benz of a Queens businessman who had stopped making his annual payoffs to an irate mob captain involved in an extortion scheme.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
  • Despite an evaporated offence, Toronto remained in every game late, except a scorching Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 May 2025

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“Kindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindle. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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