flared

past tense of flare

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Recent Examples of flared Penix was still waiting to be fully cleared from his ACL tear and Tagovailoa did not participate because of an injury that had flared up in recent days, according to Stefanski. Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Ohtani hasn’t pitched in a game since that July 3 start, when the biceps issue flared in his last at-bat. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Saliba did not play in France’s 6-4 defeat against England due to a back injury that flared up in their semi-final defeat to Spain. Art De Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026 As the Qing dynasty cracked down on the opium trade, tensions flared between China and Britain, eventually resulting in a series of conflicts called the Opium Wars. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 The injury flared up again Monday as Witt left in the fifth inning. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Three days of closed-door talks that started Tuesday have centered on the escalating war in the Middle East and tensions in the South China Sea, where a new clash flared Thursday. ABC News, 22 July 2026 Cyclosporiasis has for decades flared in the United States during summer, which has made pinpointing where cases are truly elevated this year difficult business. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 Jordanian territory has come under attack by Iranian drones and missiles almost daily since the conflict between Iran and the United States flared up again nearly two weeks ago. Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared
Verb
  • The sky burnt orange overnight into Monday in Sotillo de la Adrada, in Spain’s central-western province of Ávila.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
  • Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • After the match, the Young Bucks entered the ring and an All In graphic flashed on the screen.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • So that alone explains the rarified talents Jones flashed for so many great Braves teams for so many years.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The American experiment blazed a new path, and with great risk.
    Ashok N. Srivastava, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • One more sustainable path has been blazed by such countries as the Netherlands, Ireland, Chile, Australia, and Singapore.
    Char Miller, Time, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
  • Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

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