as in burned
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flared
The spat between the US and China over Panama’s canal ports flared back up Wednesday, weeks before a high-stakes meeting of the countries’ leaders.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Cellphone video taken by a witness shows Patterson yelling at the women as tempers flared.
—Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In the third, the Twins' Trevor Larnach tripled with one out, Bell walked and Jeffers flared an RBI single to right.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Kira's abdomen filled with fluid and flared with pain.
—Amy Eskind, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Tempers flared on the sidelines in front of the Timberwolves’ bench, but no punches were thrown.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
When the Epstein story flared last summer, there was nothing inevitable about the script flipping.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand flared twice last year over contending claims to territory along their shared border.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The problem wasn’t so much his lower body as right wrist inflammation, which has flared up from time to time over the last half-decade.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Cellphone video taken by a witness shows Patterson yelling at the women as tempers flared.
—Skyler Shepard, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
In the third, the Twins' Trevor Larnach tripled with one out, Bell walked and Jeffers flared an RBI single to right.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Kira's abdomen filled with fluid and flared with pain.
—Amy Eskind, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Tempers flared on the sidelines in front of the Timberwolves’ bench, but no punches were thrown.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
When the Epstein story flared last summer, there was nothing inevitable about the script flipping.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand flared twice last year over contending claims to territory along their shared border.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The problem wasn’t so much his lower body as right wrist inflammation, which has flared up from time to time over the last half-decade.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared
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Then the Nuggets burned themselves with a bad rotation in help defense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The network later crashed and burned when Jim was convicted in 1989 of defrauding supporters of his PTL ministry of more than $150 million, including a $265,000 payment to church secretary Hahn to keep quiet about their affair.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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This photo of the full moon was captured by Deepak Gupta as the lunar disk glowed above a statue of Lord Buddha in Lucknow, India on May 1.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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ServiceNow, meanwhile, is doing everything right—almost every revenue and profitability metric glowed in its latest quarterly results—and yet shares took a 14% dive as the SaaSpocalypse fears loom.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands as the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This time, Freeland flashed a wicked grin.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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That weapon — a 7-foot, six-time All-Star — had already flashed it.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Bright yellow and red silk blazed through the green leaves of the trees in the distance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Sabastian Sawe blazed a trail to history in under 2 hours on Sunday at the London Marathon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Look for notes of cherry, brown sugar, black pepper, pipe tobacco, leather, and flamed orange peel.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2025
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