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sparks

[spahrks] / spɑrks /
NOUN
fire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blaze bonfire heat inferno
STRONG
campfire charring coals combustion conflagration devouring element embers flames flare glow hearth holocaust incandescence luminosity oxidation phlogiston pyre scintillation scorching searing tinder warmth
WEAK
flame and smoke hot spot rapid oxidation sea of flames up in smoke

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The Sparks couldn’t hold a candle to UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

One of the WNBA’s founding franchises, the failure-ridden Sparks enter the league’s 30th season attempting to break a five-year playoff drought with an understandable yet unremarkable game plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The Sparks announced the signing of some its top out of contract players and free agents Nneka Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In the third round, the Sparks took Amelia Hassett at No. 35 overall from Kentucky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Sparks from the smokestack passed by his window.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri