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Recent Examples of igniter
The dual arc igniter can quickly light cigarettes, candles, campfires or small materials without needing fuel, and performs even under windy or humid situations with no extra tools required.
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Shirl Leigh
april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
An electric igniter is hidden on the top of the phone behind a small trap door.
—Angela Moscaritolo, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
After eight days of examining the scene, analysts found that the light source matched the sparks from a flint ignitor and the flame from a butane lighter.
—Harrington Gardiner, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The ignitor came in the form of fellow defenseman Jake Middleton delivering a bone-crunching hit – legally – to Stars forward Matt Duchene in the neutral zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Turns out the oven has a weak igniter that can be replaced for $300.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
Part of the reason the Brewers had more opportunities was that their defenders killed one potential rally igniter after another.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
This device consists of a microwave power supply, an air compressor, a compressed microwave waveguide, and a flame igniter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2020
Shirl Leigh
april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
An electric igniter is hidden on the top of the phone behind a small trap door.
—Angela Moscaritolo, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
After eight days of examining the scene, analysts found that the light source matched the sparks from a flint ignitor and the flame from a butane lighter.
—Harrington Gardiner, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The ignitor came in the form of fellow defenseman Jake Middleton delivering a bone-crunching hit – legally – to Stars forward Matt Duchene in the neutral zone.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Turns out the oven has a weak igniter that can be replaced for $300.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 8 Sep. 2025
Part of the reason the Brewers had more opportunities was that their defenders killed one potential rally igniter after another.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
This device consists of a microwave power supply, an air compressor, a compressed microwave waveguide, and a flame igniter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for igniter
Noun
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Some supporters of the Wide Awakes’ rebirth have expressed hesitance about its aesthetics, especially the optics of torch-wielding vigilantes marching through the streets.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Former Canadiens captain Yvan Cournoyer entered the Bell Centre from that plaza holding a torch, walked it into the building and the arena bowl, setting off the Canadiens’ traditional playoff ritual of the ice catching fire, and the building roared.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Katie Waldron Cascadia – In the world of sparring environmentalists and loggers in Coastal Oregon, a wildlife biologist, a timber worker, and a pyromaniac punk come together to form an environmental activist group and navigate a blossoming love triangle.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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Somewhat expectedly, the vroom-vrooms of F1 were deemed the year’s best achievement in sound, and the pyromaniac Na’vi of Avatar: Fire and Ash helped that film win Best Visual Effects.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Igniter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/igniter. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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