Ignite
Spark
Spark verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: interesting questions that are designed to spark the reader's brain
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Both words in one sentence
- The results were predictable, badly injuring several of the conspirators.note Gunpowder does not ignite without a spark, but in this case a spark from the fire set it off.
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To compensate, Spider-Man uses his stick-to-any-surface ability to stick his foot to the ground and pull it hard enough across the floor to make a spark and ignite the gasoline, which then causes it to explode with enough force to hurl Scorpion back and break his spine.
Source: Every Car Is a Pinto -
The trauma of seeing all her friends and family burn caused her planeswalker spark to ignite, and she's carried the guilt with her ever since.
Source: Literature / The Purifying Fire
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