as in burnt
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
Tensions have flared again in recent weeks over Washington’s expansion of export controls and China’s tightening of rare earth export curbs.
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Jhasua Razo, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Sanders was inactive for Sunday’s game with a back injury that reportedly flared up on Saturday.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Mogadishu and the latter even flared into a violent clash near the Kenyan border in December, following a dispute over the re-election of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, the statelet’s leader and a current nemesis of Mohamud.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Washington and Beijing have flared up again in recent weeks, with both sides seeking to amass leverage ahead of critical negotiations.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Her psoriasis flared up for the first time since getting divorced, and she was also diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The bad feelings flared up moments after Payton's Broncos pulled off a miraculous rally on Sunday, beating New York 33-32 in a game that Denver trailed by 18 with six minutes left.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
There are also different heel styles available, like a Voguel heel, an IDS flared heel, a slim heel, low heels and more.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Tension between the company and its delivery businesses flared earlier this year when the company passed along big bills to repair aging delivery vans.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Jhasua Razo, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Sanders was inactive for Sunday’s game with a back injury that reportedly flared up on Saturday.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Mogadishu and the latter even flared into a violent clash near the Kenyan border in December, following a dispute over the re-election of Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, the statelet’s leader and a current nemesis of Mohamud.
—Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Washington and Beijing have flared up again in recent weeks, with both sides seeking to amass leverage ahead of critical negotiations.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Her psoriasis flared up for the first time since getting divorced, and she was also diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The bad feelings flared up moments after Payton's Broncos pulled off a miraculous rally on Sunday, beating New York 33-32 in a game that Denver trailed by 18 with six minutes left.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
There are also different heel styles available, like a Voguel heel, an IDS flared heel, a slim heel, low heels and more.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Tension between the company and its delivery businesses flared earlier this year when the company passed along big bills to repair aging delivery vans.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared
Verb
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Those videos included some featuring baby and adolescent monkeys whose genitalia were burned and cut off.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no information on how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Perry glared back at them but did not reply.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With his head secured in an orange brace, Tanev flashed a brief thumbs-up as he was carried off the ice.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the lights came up, the Fort Worth theater erupted with applause as the duo’s name flashed across the credits.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The ground cover glowed gold and red.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Streetlamps were ignited, and storefront windows blazed with light.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the trail's already been blazed, other companies have cleared the path forward and proven what's possible, and the Aridge team has proven itself capable of getting things built, if not preventing them from banging together.—
Loz Blain
October 16,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But in a twist, at the end of the first episode, Luke flamed up and flew into the sky, committing suicide by using his powers and exploding.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An abundance of kitschy wall decorations (fuzzy dice, fake flowers, party streamers) gleamed under flashing lights, casting the room in lurid shades of pink and green.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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