1
as in burning
being on fire
the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
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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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Recent Examples of ablaze
Now, after setting Europe ablaze with their new Hyperdrama tour, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay are heading west again.
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Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Autumn is particularly stunning, with deciduous trees ablaze in a rainbow of color.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
His farmhouse was set ablaze and ruined, but his 1949 Ford was purchased for $760 dollars and taken around the area as an exhbition item, including a charge for admission.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
After the game, social media became ablaze after a video of outfielder Andy Pages, who was at second base, making hand signs to Hernandez circulated.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Autumn is particularly stunning, with deciduous trees ablaze in a rainbow of color.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
His farmhouse was set ablaze and ruined, but his 1949 Ford was purchased for $760 dollars and taken around the area as an exhbition item, including a charge for admission.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
After the game, social media became ablaze after a video of outfielder Andy Pages, who was at second base, making hand signs to Hernandez circulated.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ablaze
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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There's a Shimano shifter to the right and useful illuminated buttons to the left for adjusting PAS, sounding the horn, engaging turn signaling, and activating walk-assist.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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That will have an effect on wildlife in the directly illuminated area, but also, through atmospheric scattering, on the surrounding areas as well.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spotify also shared a graphic of the same design on Instagram, captioning it simply with a key emoji and flaming heart.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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But perhaps more importantly, Cork Tree helped the band become the therapists pumping through the speakers of a whole generation of skinny jean-wearing teens, igniting the pop-punk and emo music scene into a blazing force for the masses.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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In nuclear thermal rockets, a small nuclear reactor heats up a propellant — often liquid hydrogen — to blazing temperatures in the thousands of degrees.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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The valley forest has a plethora of red maple trees aflame with color in the fall.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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Grab one in every scent, from deep, leathered amber to light, crisp apple, and enjoy 40 hours of burn time per jar.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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On Fridays patrons can enjoy light bites while a DJ plays a mix of Caribbean sounds; Saturdays they are treated to live music, and Sundays offer wellness with morning yoga, an afternoon drum class and evening jazz.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The bright bubblegum-pink design has green sketches of the movie’s most iconic characters, including Glinda, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, and the Cowardly Lion, while gold accents add extra shine to the dishwasher-safe cup.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ablaze. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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