solar flare
noun
: a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface
called also flare
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When the tangled magnetic field lines around these spots burst, the sun emits solar flares and coronal mass ejections of dense plasma that can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
That shines like a solar flare.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), her telekinetic powers become difficult to control after she is struck by solar flares while rescuing the space shuttle Endeavor.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the sheer curtains came alive with layered projections — solar flares, pulsing wavelengths, images of Reznor casting ghostly echoes of himself across the gauze in duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
That shines like a solar flare.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), her telekinetic powers become difficult to control after she is struck by solar flares while rescuing the space shuttle Endeavor.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the sheer curtains came alive with layered projections — solar flares, pulsing wavelengths, images of Reznor casting ghostly echoes of himself across the gauze in duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Solar flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20flare. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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