as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
the sudden glare of the squad car's headlights in my rearview mirror
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as in to glow
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly
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Recent Examples of glare
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ tablet is 16% off, delivering a glare-reducing Dynamic AMOLED 2X display that won't make your eyes water.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
The Giants’ offense had absolutely no counter, which is the glaring issue in the first two games.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
And although specialized solar spacecraft can spot objects so close to the fierce stellar glare, none that are now flying can produce a high-resolution view of the tiny comet.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ tablet is 16% off, delivering a glare-reducing Dynamic AMOLED 2X display that won't make your eyes water.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
The Giants’ offense had absolutely no counter, which is the glaring issue in the first two games.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glare
Noun
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Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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During Monday’s lunar flyby, the moon will be between the Orion capsule and the sun, blotting out its retina-burning light so that MAPS’s fainter glow can be safely seen.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stars gleam and fade away fast, but the statues of two heartthrobs who died young and left good-looking corpses have lasted decades after their deaths.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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His beans are on the menus of many top Bay Area restaurants, and a gleaming flagship store that opened in downtown Napa last week could be seen as a culmination of his 25 years of influence.—
Tara Duggan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those that attended mostly sat and scowled.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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He was picked up first on meth charges on May 14, 1986, according to news reports and a San Francisco police booking photo, which shows him in a blue hoodie scowling into the camera.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Keep the tone light to prevent friction.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Then the lights went out in the store, and one of the clerks shrieked in the dark, and another told her to remain calm.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The group then sprang into action, rushing to pull them from the burning vehicle and extinguish the flames.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Dinner is focused around a large wood burning oven, putting out deliciously charred meats and veggies, and there’s a vibrant after-work drinks scene that always has this place pumping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The whole allure of staring death in the face on film wasn’t born in the ’70s, of course.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some with furtive glances, some outright staring.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sinners’spotential Oscar wins now signal the gravity of Black progress, within and beyond the industry; its potential Oscar losses carry a glint of cruelty.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ford, Fiat Chrysler, EVs were a glint in their eye, as the saying goes, at the time.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are blinking bacteria, flaming fungus, shimmering squid, and flashing fish.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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But someone might want to mention to the president that flashing a big gold statue of himself while cities are still doing cleanup from enormous No Kings marches might seem funny to some.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Glare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glare. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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