1
as in burning
being on fire
the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
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2
as in illuminated
filled with much light
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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Adjective
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Equal to Tesfaye’s navel-gazing, Shults uses every trick in the music-video playbook to conjure a vivid, ultra-saturated but not quite realistic universe where the Weeknd is a brightly burning sun everyone revolves around.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
15 May 2025 -
Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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That's pretty vague, but the season 2 teaser trailer highlights several of the aforementioned foes and woes, from a host of haunted dolls and a swarm of bees to a flaming, winged creature and the gnarly sight of Tyler (Hunter Doohan) in his Hyde form.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Earth upon Earth has opened and already come to the iced or flaming end of everything except sludge or scales or fur.—
Julie Swarstad Johnson,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pickett was seldomly penalized last season and didn’t give up many deep pass plays despite not having blazing recovery speed (4.59-second 40 at his pro day).—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The play in question came in the sixth inning when the blazing Chandler Simpson hit a soft grounder to Paul Goldschmidt at first.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, green tea tends to taste lighter, with a grassier flavor.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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One of the most common issues is that for some with a certain kind of color blindness, red can be seen as a light orange, which makes the sight challenging to see.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The berries sink into the batter creating jammy pockets of tender fruit, enhanced by the bright lemon zest in the sponge.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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Prevost appeared Thursday wearing a bright red shoulder cover and an ornate stole – in keeping with Catholic tradition but departing from the simplistic white that Francis wore onto the same balcony 12 years earlier.—
Eric Bradner,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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The stadium is alight with the group’s signature pink lightstick.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Social media has been alight throughout the season with accusations that the NFL’s officials are helping the Chiefs with big calls in critical moments.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ablaze. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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