as in darlings
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 burns
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 erupts
to develop suddenly and violently
my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up
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as in glows
to shine with a bright harsh light
the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers
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as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights
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Recent Examples of flames
Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Video showed flames on the plane's left wing and a trail of smoke.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, one of her enemies has done the same — only this batch of flames is more like being tossed into an incinerator than warming up by the fireplace.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
MetroSafe, the city’s emergency coordination center, confirmed an explosion at the crash site, followed by visible flames and debris that could be seen for miles, local news outlet WLKY reported.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
One neighbor also pulled out a garden hose to try and suppress the flames.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Those sparks have found tinder to burn hot, and the government itself is stoking the flames.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Both then suddenly explode and are seen in flames.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Popular opposition focused on those projects both endangering their resources and enriching the very companies that fan the flames of heating.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Video showed flames on the plane's left wing and a trail of smoke.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, one of her enemies has done the same — only this batch of flames is more like being tossed into an incinerator than warming up by the fireplace.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
MetroSafe, the city’s emergency coordination center, confirmed an explosion at the crash site, followed by visible flames and debris that could be seen for miles, local news outlet WLKY reported.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
One neighbor also pulled out a garden hose to try and suppress the flames.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Those sparks have found tinder to burn hot, and the government itself is stoking the flames.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Both then suddenly explode and are seen in flames.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flames
Noun
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Kill your darlings, the advice for writers, takes on a whole new meaning here.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Seminoles were 13-0, playoff darlings, swagger restored, the logo gleaming again like a championship promise.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes lightning hits the mountainside and splits or burns a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The cheapest, most efficient way to produce consistent heat has long been with fossil fuels; nothing burns as slow and hot as coal or natural gas.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The volcano is located on the eastern coast of Sicily and erupts almost continuously, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The business mogul glows in a golden gown and matching accessories.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dusted with snow and adorned with red berries and pine cones, each pre-lit tree glows with 130 warm white lights.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Airstream gleams absurdly against the ocherous land below.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The influencer, 26, graduated from nursing school in August 2024, and soon after, the high school sweethearts bought a house in Michigan, ending the long-distance aspect of their relationship, Adams tells PEOPLE exclusively.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The couple were college sweethearts, but had no children.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Last year, dry fall weather in Southern California played a role in fueling major fires, like the Eaton and Palisades blazes, only weeks before the state’s typical period of atmospheric river storm events.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And rents, until recently, had jumped as demand for rentals explodes – because so few homes have been on the market.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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After Paul causes a boating accident that kills a young woman, the family explodes.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Flames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flames. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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