as in glare
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners
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as in to flame
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
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as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride
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Recent Examples of glow
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Tiny gold mica flakes flatter the formula's blend of squalane, vitamin E, and jojoba oil, enhancing your natural glow from the inside out.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
Her mission was to make off with her fair share by grabbing up lots of the glowing plastic eggs filled with treats.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Remnants of the births from many of the stars in the cluster glow in the sparkling pink nebula and dark clouds.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
Tiny gold mica flakes flatter the formula's blend of squalane, vitamin E, and jojoba oil, enhancing your natural glow from the inside out.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
The upstairs space is especially atmospheric, with floor-to-ceiling shelves stocked with bottles that seem to glow.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
Her mission was to make off with her fair share by grabbing up lots of the glowing plastic eggs filled with treats.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glow
Noun
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Under the glare of the desert floodlights, a title fight that has been quietly smoldering since Melbourne has now erupted into an open flame.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Singles players routinely react with varying intensities of glare if an opponent sends a smash in their direction, because there is often more open court at which to aim.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Much like The Game Kitchen’s Blasphemous (2019) and Blasphemous 2 (2023), the pixel art utilized here is highly detailed, rendering backgrounds with depth like the flaming ruins of the Hayabusa clan’s village or cityscapes surrounded by rivers of blood.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Comments Danny McBride, do not step on that flaming bag on your doorstep.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But Snow White took place in a deep, rich, painterly world, and Snow White herself was a charming, beautiful human figure who could blush and laugh and cry in ways that made the audience blush and laugh and cry right back at her.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
21 Mar. 2025
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The bookstore, located at 3040 Blake St., is one example of a flourishing romance community in Colorado where authors, readers and entrepreneurs are making public the once-private hobby of giggling and blushing over fictional people’s love stories.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2025
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But Juan insists on investigating the light coming from the stadium.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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The sound chorused from Minnesota’s bench as Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert exited stage right after shining under the bright Hollywood lights Wednesday in Los Angeles.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Toilets release a plume into the air when they’re flushed.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Drain and flush again before refilling with fresh water for use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Highland wasn’t even a gleam in anybody’s eye when Johnson ruled the city.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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But also required is investment in new technologies that today may be only a gleam in some researcher’s eye.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hairston blazed a ridiculous 4.28-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine and has legit outside-corner athleticism.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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The man said his condition has improved significantly since he was found inside a blazing home on Feb. 17.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glow. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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