RELIGHT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

relight

verb

Definition of relight

as in to rekindle

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Recent Examples of relight For more than a year, the city of Kansas City had been working with the tenants of the Western Auto Lofts and its Homeowners’ Association to find a way to relight the sign prior to the start of World Cup festivities in Kansas City. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 However, the engines needed for the landing burn failed to relight properly, causing the booster to tumble and break apart after hitting the sea. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 The company also hopes to relight one of the Starship’s Raptor engines while in space. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 May 2026 SpaceX also intends for the upper stage to relight one of its six Raptor engines while in space, a key demonstration of technology needed for a deorbit burn when the spacecraft someday returns to Earth from space. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for relight

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This interaction can rekindle chemical reactions, creating additional local ozone on top of the fine particulate matter emitted from the fire.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Petco Park already is a year-round concert venue and event center, and the Padres could rekindle plans to develop a large parking lot near the ballpark.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rekindle

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Dixon moved in with Capers and helped him with his memoir while trying to reignite the effort to award him the Medal of Honor.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Landing Fernandes and Tonali was extremely impressive, while Van Hecke and Van de Ven can reignite an excellent centre-back partnership that can be traced back to the Netherlands’ youth teams.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reignite

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Many of his views drew outrage from many who argued the racist and hateful language was an attempt to stoke tensions on campus and should not be platformed by colleges and universities.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Unitree’s recent slump has raised concerns about how Beijing may boost emerging strategic sectors without stoking a speculative frenzy.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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