as in sweetheart
a person with whom one is in love
decided to look up an old flame while she was in town
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as in to glow
to be on fire especially brightly
guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace
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as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights
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Recent Examples of flame
Enrique Limón, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Antimony also is used in solar panels, liquid-metal batteries and flame retardants.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Creating moments of softness in a world that increasingly feels like a flaming trash bag.
—Kayleigh Dray, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Kirk, an outspoken Christian conservative, often stoked flames of divisiveness during his rise to fame and political influence.
—Enrique Limón, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Antimony also is used in solar panels, liquid-metal batteries and flame retardants.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fire activity picked up on Monday as flaming debris rolled down the cliff, spreading the fire.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Creating moments of softness in a world that increasingly feels like a flaming trash bag.
—Kayleigh Dray, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flame
Noun
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Paul, the perennially viral, soft-swinging, sometimes problematic yet incredibly watchable mommy influencer turned reality star via Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the next sweetheart looking for love on ABC’s 20-year-old dating show.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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Volman was married to his high school sweetheart, Patricia Lee Hickey, for 25 years from 1967 to 1992.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the glowing waning gibbous moon rose over center field, the Red Sox went quietly into the night one last time in the bottom of the ninth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This question comes after social media erupted with a wide range of reactions to Kirk’s assassination.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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That moment of silence itself soon erupted into House strife, with shouting on the floor.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC records.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Megan Moroney, Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow brought the shine to their section in their gleaming ensembles.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Butcher & Bee Originally a Charleston darling, Butcher & Bee has long found its stride in East Nashville, where the menu leans vegetable-forward without losing regional soul.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The brand’s latest Color Series Mason jar collection nods to classic designs of the past, with darling details that bring nostalgic charm to any space whether they’re used in the kitchen for food storage or around the house as decor.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In particular, Black actresses working in the 1970s benefited from the trail Hartman helped blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Previous estimates have suggested that the largest possible black holes would take longer than the hypothesized lifetime of the universe to explode.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Flame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flame. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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