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as in explosions
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 glows
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 announces
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 burns
to be on fire especially brightly
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
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as in flames
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight blazed through my window
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as in races
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 blazes
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Dozens of blazes ignited from those storms.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Lapin and her family were among the more than 150,000 people throughout Los Angeles forced to evacuate their homes because of the blazes, which burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed over 16,000 structures.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
California is taking further steps to study the negative health effects firefighters face when battling blazes in increasingly urban environments in an effort to develop better protections for those on the front lines of fires.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Properties belonging to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the largest party in the Nepali Congress, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, were also targeted in the blazes.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Most of the firefighters seen in the film are the same crews who tackled the blazes at Paradise.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Gollner noted that devastating blazes in areas such as Coffey Park in Santa Rosa that burned in the Tubbs Fire show that flatland neighborhoods, including many in the Bay Area, are at risk during times of extreme heat, dryness and wind.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The northern line of the Patton Meadow Fire blazes over a ridgeline on August 16, 2021, near Lakeview, Oregon.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The report added that emergency response personnel and resources were further challenged by other blazes that erupted in the region around the same time as the Palisades and Eaton fires.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Dozens of blazes ignited from those storms.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Lapin and her family were among the more than 150,000 people throughout Los Angeles forced to evacuate their homes because of the blazes, which burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed over 16,000 structures.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
California is taking further steps to study the negative health effects firefighters face when battling blazes in increasingly urban environments in an effort to develop better protections for those on the front lines of fires.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Properties belonging to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the largest party in the Nepali Congress, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, were also targeted in the blazes.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Most of the firefighters seen in the film are the same crews who tackled the blazes at Paradise.
—Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Gollner noted that devastating blazes in areas such as Coffey Park in Santa Rosa that burned in the Tubbs Fire show that flatland neighborhoods, including many in the Bay Area, are at risk during times of extreme heat, dryness and wind.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Venus blazes low in the east, followed by brilliant Jupiter and Saturn, while dimmer Uranus and Neptune linger in the background.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The northern line of the Patton Meadow Fire blazes over a ridgeline on August 16, 2021, near Lakeview, Oregon.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazes
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Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful explosions in the universe.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Instead of directly producing explosions by melting shallow permafrost, a warming environment means lakes and thawed zones become more common and frozen ground along fault lines becomes weaker.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His new cutter, which replaced his slider, looks effective enough as a third pitch in short bursts.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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For people with even less time available, short bursts of mindfulness can be incorporated into even the busiest of routines.—
Masha Remskar,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
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Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Similar tectonic settings along the Aleutian and Kamchatka subduction zones have produced both major earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in recent months.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Random eruptions of cheers, when goals went in, and jeers, when the opponent did something to ridicule, blended.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Below, the Winged Victory gleams in the garden.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Doja Cat has long a history of online outbursts and sharp words for even her fans.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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After a while new outbursts of rage may renew the struggle, but, each time this happens, weeping is interrupted.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Previously, federal workers have been temporarily furloughed until lawmakers reached deals to turn the government’s lights back on − with Congress later voting to ensure the employees are paid during their time away.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The venue fills with thousands of red and blue lights.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Blazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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