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tinder

[tin-der] / ˈtɪn dər /
NOUN
wood for fire
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The disasters, coming at the peak of the summer vacation period when tourists flock to both countries, were fuelled by woodlands parched to tinder by successive heatwaves and lack of rain since May.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

The Cowork plug-ins were like a match on dry tinder.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

But a week later, powerful Santa Ana winds arrived, and coupled with single-digit humidity, they turned the landscape into bone-dry tinder ready to burn.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

I dug out the embers from the ashes of the kitchen fireplace and laid tinder on them.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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