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  • verb Present participle of ignite.

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Examples

  • He said events like the Gila go a long way in igniting interest in American cycling.

    Leipheimer, Armstrong take top two spots in Tour of the Gila 2009

  • Today, Chrysler and GM will tell Congress what they've done with federal bailout funds they've been given, again igniting the debate: Is the domestic auto industry worth saving, and if so, what will it look like in the future?

    Readers tell us why they stand by their American-made cars 2009

  • Odierno played a big part in igniting the Iraqi insurgency: his division treated every Iraqi as an enemy before trouble even started.

    Matthew Yglesias » Obama, Odierno, and Iraq 2009

  • Despite the conspirators depending upon thermite not igniting from the heat of the jet fuel burning, it appears some of it did, and ignited the thermite earlier than expected.

    1000 Architects and Engineers 2010

  • With the clock expiring, the sophomore guard got the shot off and in - igniting a wild celebration.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • Now its success seems to be a prime factor in igniting a building boom among art museums all across the United States.

    Architecture for Art's Sake 2001

  • Now its success seems to be a prime factor in igniting a building boom among art museums all across the United States.

    Architecture for Art's Sake 2001

  • Even some of the Americans were targets: David Duval was jeered on Friday for his mediocre performance and for his part in igniting a controversy over whether the golfers should be paid for playing for their country.

    Hecklers try to rattle Montgomerie 1999

  • You may recall that within the last year or so, bin Laden or Zawahiri, in a letter to Zarqawi, in effect poured cold water on the idea of igniting a sectarian war here, opposed beheadings.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2006 2006

  • Many political analysts believe Israel would be loath to act against the wishes of the United States, which has spoken out against the idea of igniting a new regional conflict.

    Khaleej Times : UAE News 2010

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  • My adjectival use: 'You must keep away from an igniting firework.'

    August 22, 2011