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
Verb
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At the opening night of the Public Theater's The Merchant of Venice in February 1995, the stars glowed.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dubbed the largest photographs in the world, the images were 18 feet by 60 feet and, backlit with a mile of tubing, glowed.—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 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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Overlooked at Toledo, Alexander flashed during the Senior Bowl practice, where he was named the National Team’s top defensive lineman.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to Variety, the film's original script included one scene in which Jackson stared at himself in the mirror, capturing his gaze as police car lights flashed behind him, in 1993, just after the singer was accused of child molestation.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 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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