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verb

as in to glow
to shine with a bright harsh light floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison

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Recent Examples of flare
Noun
Around them, disco lights spill out from beneath a motorhome, piercing the haze from flares and exhaust fumes. Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Different reporters injected their own flare for the dramatic, which became the source of discrepancies in her story. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
When arthritis pain flares up, the area around the offending joint becomes inflamed and slightly acidic. New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025 Then, her mom's arthritis flared up. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flare
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flare
Noun
  • Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.
    Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The flurry of summer comes to an end and routine returns.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside Lenox, palm fronds throw shimmering shadows and rattan lampshades cast a lazy glow.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The center beam shows color and detail clearly, while the outer glow only catches movement.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This brightening coincides with the system having an outburst.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sure, other fates are possible, like direct collapse to a black hole or explosions through the pair-instability mechanism, but a core-collapse supernova (also known as a type II supernova) represents the fate of the majority of the most massive stars ever to be born.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Such an explosion would happen to the smallest possible black holes, at most, once every 100,000 years, according to previous theories.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sidewalk glare to in-office fluorescents are no match for this mineral SPF 30 that delivers with a Swiss clock’s precision.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Apple has applied an anti-reflective coating to ward off glare to all of the new iPhones, while the S25 Ultra is the only S25 with that feature.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The flaming orange garnish adds a smoky aroma that helps the rye peek through, creating contrast.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Huse torched ham in his backyard for Cuban sandwiches and celebrated birthdays with epic cakes and flaming desserts.
    Gabrielle Calise, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flare. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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