FLARED (OUT) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

flared (out)

verb

past tense of flare (out)

as in expanded

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered

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Since opening in 2014, Abraco Campeao, or Embrace Champions, has expanded into teaching boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and capoeira, and providing educational talks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Towed behind a vehicle and expanded on-site, the tiny cabin can also be extended with additional modules to provide more space and accommodate more people.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of expanded

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High-yield corporate bonds extended a five-day rout to the lowest since April 2025, according to the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG).

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of extended

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Sayin completed 27 of 36 passes for 367 yards and scored a rushing touchdown as the Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0) opened Big Ten play with a victory for the 15th straight season.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
The backstory Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort opened in 1959 as Aruba's first large hotel, designed by architect Morris Lapidus, the same mind behind Miami's Fontainebleau and Eden Roc.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of opened

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Significant moment for konpa Larivière’s tour has unfolded at a particularly significant moment for konpa, which was created in 1955 by Haitian saxophonist and bandleader Nemours Jean-Baptiste and marked its 70th birthday last year.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
In the paper, the team reconstructed how the collapse of the Hunga volcano unfolded.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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