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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
- a flare in gift card sales around graduation time
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2
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
- ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords
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3
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
- in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops
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verbSynonyms of flare (Entry 2 of 2)
to shine with a bright harsh light
- floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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The first known use of flare was in 1580
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