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igniting

VERB

set on fire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burn flare up inflame kindle

STRONG

enkindle fire light

WEAK

burst into flames catch fire put match to set alight set fire to start up take fire touch off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cool extinguish put out quench

STRONG

dull

Example Sentences

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Musk has criticised OpenAI's move to create a commercial arm, in 2019, years before launching ChatGPT and igniting the AI market.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

SoCal Edison says it expects to pay little or none of the billions of dollars in damages of the disastrous Eaton fire, which its equipment is suspected of igniting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He has recalled watching an Alfa Romeo tear through the Rallye Côte d’Ivoire, an encounter he credits with igniting a lifelong fascination with cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Already some of those embers were landing in his yard and igniting the grass and leaves.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy