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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion
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as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures
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as in to glow
to be on fire especially brightly
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace
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Recent Examples of blaze
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Responding firefighters extinguished the blaze and found the man’s body.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2025
However, Amir was intent on blazing his own path and not relying on his father’s name and connections.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The alleged attacks have included blazes at a shopping mall in Poland and an Ikea store in Lithuania, cyberattacks on Czech railways, and the vandalism of Jewish buildings in France.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Responding firefighters extinguished the blaze and found the man’s body.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Now that their legendary predecessors have gained high regards in their own right, these younger kin are blazing their own trails.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2025
However, Amir was intent on blazing his own path and not relying on his father’s name and connections.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaze
Noun
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The cause of the fire and explosion was not immediately clear.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The explosion of sports betting into the American sports industry was abrupt and jarring, and nobody is quite used to it yet.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And in October 2025, her daughter emulated mom's rosy glow and undone hair in the same dress at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala alongside dad Michael Douglas.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ingram’s running mate, junior G’yrell Smith, was another key contributor with 160 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 attempts — the highlight of his performance was a 90-yard third quarter touchdown burst.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Wilson ran through traffic with a violent burst to pick up a first down and iced the game on a 6-yard run.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Break out the sunglasses and lower those sun shades — the season of early-morning safety closures for sun glare on eastbound Interstate 70 at Floyd Hill is back.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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The object, temporarily obscured from Earth by solar glare, is being closely tracked by spacecraft, including those operated by NASA.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Whoopi Goldberg made a remark that was censored on live TV on Thursday's The View, and later had a bizarre outburst on the air after Entertainment Weekly reached out to a show representative for comment.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Musk, whose partisan outbursts reportedly cost Tesla one million sales, remains the world’s wealthiest person, and could become the first-ever trillionaire.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Coupe buyers can choose a carbon-fiber steering wheel with shift lights—always a helpful touch—tracing its upper rim.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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Remember, the ground is its most fertile and luscious right after a volcanic eruption.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … POLITICS ‘WHAT A JOKE’ – Mamdani's father sparks viral internet eruption days before NYC mayoral election.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Blaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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