KILNING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

kilning

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present participle of kiln

as in ashing

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Anxiety over America’s build-out of data centers has reached Wall Street in recent days, kindling fears that the artificial intelligence boom is unsustainable.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
This wildfire season was supercharged by heavy rains in January that spurred vegetation growth, which became kindling when the summer heat arrived.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of kindling

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Everything else is incinerating money, but investors seem happy with that because the potential payoffs might be huge.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
That’s because watching a launch on TV does not prepare you for the light-then-sound spectacle of a giant rocket igniting, incinerating gravity’s pull, and throwing a payload or people into space.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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Swap the throw pillows, drape a blanket over worn spots, add a slipcover or washable topper and change out the rug, curtains or lighting around it.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
In practice, hygge can mean curling up with a book and a hot drink, lighting candles for a quiet dinner, gathering friends for a fireside chat without screens or bundling up for a walk in the snow.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lighting

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The assailants used firearms and explosives, igniting the vehicle.

— Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Juba, South SudanAP — A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people and igniting a fire that was still burning Tuesday, a local official said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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Prescott has started this season hot and leads the league in passing touchdowns, and Jackson is off to a similarly blistering start after torching the Saints and Indianapolis Colts in the first two games.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
In Southeast Asia, wildfires are torching forests and peatlands in Indonesia, sending up plumes of toxic haze.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of torching

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Authorities spotted a woman walking between a vehicle and a nearby pole, which showed signs of charring and smelled of gasoline.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
But the Track Fire had interrupted this picturesque scene, charring the thick tree trunks that peppered the canyon wall in New Mexico.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of charring

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Although Chen Mechan is accused of firing on the Salvadoran’s vehicles, sources said its heavily armed men received backup from Joseph’s 400 Mawozo, which controls the neighboring territory.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Ballard is gone, so if the current trend continues firing Steichen is the next logical move.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of firing

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What’s less known is that indoor activity — cooking, keeping pets, burning candles and spraying perfumes — generates pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Jennings adds.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
In 2006, the Charger stormed the market as a rubber-burning full-size sedan that gained muscle over the years, culminating in a 797-horsepower variant.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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