rekindle
verb (used with object)
to excite, stir up, or rouse anew.
are rekindling
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present progressiveof rekindle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The conflict in “Platonic” arises because Rogen and Byrne’s characters, Will and Sylvia, are rekindling their friendship after an argument created a yearslong wedge between them.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
Such remarks are rekindling the debate among activists about the role of oil companies in the transition.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
They're people like Henry Huuva, the son of a Sámi man whose lineage in the region stretches back generations, and his children who are rekindling their connection to their roots in their own way.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
The measures are rekindling the debate over governments’ right to curtail individual liberties in the name of public health.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Such investments are rekindling an Aalborg housing market that went into a deep freeze after the 2008 crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2016
