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
Other special pieces include colorful rodeo clown shirts from the ’60s, mountain landscape flared pants from the ’70s, Brush Popper shirts, Dale Earnhardt NASCAR jeans from the ’90s and National Finals Rodeo bomber jackets.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Although the heaviest fighting has subsided, violence has repeatedly flared up.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Before the protest started, tensions flared as a driver tried to go through Congress Street near the federal building where protesters had gathered.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis, where tensions have flared over ICE operations and two deadly shootings involving anti-ICE agitators, a group of software engineers were heckled while eating lunch after they were mistaken for ICE agents.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Early on, different muscle groups flared up — her knees, then her core, then her lower back — before her body adjusted.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Local anxiety and anger flared again on Saturday when news broke of a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis, which prompted two pop-up protests in different parts of the city and fueled the online rumor mill.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Then his oblique flared up, the same muscle that caused him so much trouble for the first half of last year.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Democratic leaders opposed the bill as tensions flared in the wake of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting Minneapolis woman Renee Good.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Although the heaviest fighting has subsided, violence has repeatedly flared up.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Before the protest started, tensions flared as a driver tried to go through Congress Street near the federal building where protesters had gathered.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In Minneapolis, where tensions have flared over ICE operations and two deadly shootings involving anti-ICE agitators, a group of software engineers were heckled while eating lunch after they were mistaken for ICE agents.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Early on, different muscle groups flared up — her knees, then her core, then her lower back — before her body adjusted.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Local anxiety and anger flared again on Saturday when news broke of a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis, which prompted two pop-up protests in different parts of the city and fueled the online rumor mill.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Then his oblique flared up, the same muscle that caused him so much trouble for the first half of last year.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Democratic leaders opposed the bill as tensions flared in the wake of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting Minneapolis woman Renee Good.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared
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Cell phone records revealed On Thursday, cell phone records were revealed along with new clues after investigators found her car burned to nothing but metal and ash.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The vast majority of his sketches were lost over time, some burnt by Michelangelo himself, others destroyed by early collectors or simply during the process of his work, Christie’s said.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Amal glowed in a frilly lace dress next to her husband at the Wolfs Venice Film Festival premiere in 2024, which saw Brad Pitt and George reunite on-screen for the first time since 2012's 8.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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West Hollywood glowed a little pinker for one night only.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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New Amy spent the first season being glared at by most of the staff, because Old Amy was 10 times worse than that colleague who keeps reheating fish in the microwave.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the second image, Corey flashed two thumbs up while lying shirtless in a hospital bed.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nesbitt, who notched four assists and three steals, flashed both a sense of how to score and also get his teammates involved Friday.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Caglianone blazed through the minor leagues with viral home runs and unmatched potential.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Arab Spring uprisings reached Syria in 2011 and blazed up into civil war.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another video shows Archie, 6, feeding a rhinoceros at the zoo while his red hair gleamed in the sunlight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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The china gleamed, the Waterford sparkled, and the silver was polished.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
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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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