fan the flames
Example Sentences
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Others worry capping withdrawals will upset investors and fan the flames, so they paid out as much as 15%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Rather than fan the flames of a recently intense division rivalry, he advocated for calm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
In court documents, Drake claimed that Universal knew that Lamar's lyrics were false but "continued to fan the flames" of the controversy for profit.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
If such a tragedy were to occur, it would just escalate matters and fan the flames of militancy, expand the protest movement, and create more legitimacy problems for both the police and university administrators.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
“Let it burn, let it fan the flames of your will, your determination. The movement is bigger than one man, Steven. Martin would tell you that.”
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
