as in announced
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 glowed
to be on fire especially brightly
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
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as in burnt
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight blazed through my window
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as in raced
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 blazed
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The Franklin fire in Malibu, California, has blazed through six miles, prompting thousands of evacuation orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
The courtship takes them into the wilds of South America and finds Lee blazed on alcohol, heroin, and psychedelics.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazed
Adjective
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Lukashenko, a professed teetotaler, raised a toast of vodka and urged his American guest to drink.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Baldwin recognized that Douglass had laid bare the core contradiction of American life — the sharp contrast between professed ideals of liberty and justice and the reality of racial oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.—
Jim Stevenson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Of course, with a broadcast social network like X, everyone is both a patron and an owner of sorts.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The author moved to the United States from India at 7 years old and this is her second published novel.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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According to published rules for Energizer Park, political banners are prohibited, though no explicit mention is made of political clothing or accessories such as hats.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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