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catch fire
verb as in combust
Weak match
verb as in ignite
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I had put something out in the world, for $40, that absolutely caught fire.
From Salon
In the movie’s grand finale, Tornado 6 destroys a factory, catches fire and tears up a movie theater.
From Los Angeles Times
For them to catch fire, he says “it would take some spectacular lancing of the actual cells themselves, which would mean going through a very strong external structure”.
From BBC
She thought the house was going to catch fire.
From Los Angeles Times
“Electric vehicles are statistically less likely to catch fire spontaneously than an internal combustion engine vehicle.”
From Los Angeles Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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