as in loud
excessively showy
flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town
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as in burning
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flaring
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
After the orchestra launches in with a full flaring sound, the cello takes the lead on a sweet, almost pensive solo.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Sure, there are energetic flaring conditions where the Sun does temporarily emit gamma-rays, but those are rare and inconsistent.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
More than half the approved permanent flaring exemptions went to Endeavor, which merged with the $40 billion Diamondback Energy in September 2024.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
The leader places a Metolius TCU, an unstable and extremely outdated piece of gear, in a flaring crumbly crack—and skips a nice bolt one foot below for no apparent reason.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Many residents have been outraged by the actions of the federal agents, with tensions flaring following the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
This is a tangy, tart, nostril-flaring jugo verde that can be modified infinitely.
—Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman last week.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
The tension between state and local officials comes as the scene in Minneapolis was anything but toned down on Thursday, with protesters taking the streets and tensions flaring with federal law enforcement officers.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
They are pinched into a bright, almost surgical nasality or burst loose into grand, sideways arcs, flaring out in a feral yelp.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The estimate comes from the Nigerian government agency that oversees oil producers and which last week granted licenses to 28 firms to access natural gas lost to flaring from oil production facilities.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Control over them has long been disputed between Tehran and Abu Dhabi, with tensions periodically flaring over sovereignty and access to surrounding waters.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Red dwarfs are also prone to violently flaring and the outpouring of radiation from them can strip an atmosphere clean off a planet.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
After the orchestra launches in with a full flaring sound, the cello takes the lead on a sweet, almost pensive solo.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Sure, there are energetic flaring conditions where the Sun does temporarily emit gamma-rays, but those are rare and inconsistent.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
More than half the approved permanent flaring exemptions went to Endeavor, which merged with the $40 billion Diamondback Energy in September 2024.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
The leader places a Metolius TCU, an unstable and extremely outdated piece of gear, in a flaring crumbly crack—and skips a nice bolt one foot below for no apparent reason.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Verb
Contra Costa Health issued a Level 1 alert for the community regarding the odors and flaring at the MRC refinery and launched its Hazardous Materials Program to conduct air monitoring of the area, which did not detect any results that posed a risk to public health or further action.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Many residents have been outraged by the actions of the federal agents, with tensions flaring following the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
This is a tangy, tart, nostril-flaring jugo verde that can be modified infinitely.
—Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Tensions are flaring in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a 37-year-old woman last week.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
The tension between state and local officials comes as the scene in Minneapolis was anything but toned down on Thursday, with protesters taking the streets and tensions flaring with federal law enforcement officers.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
They are pinched into a bright, almost surgical nasality or burst loose into grand, sideways arcs, flaring out in a feral yelp.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
The estimate comes from the Nigerian government agency that oversees oil producers and which last week granted licenses to 28 firms to access natural gas lost to flaring from oil production facilities.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Control over them has long been disputed between Tehran and Abu Dhabi, with tensions periodically flaring over sovereignty and access to surrounding waters.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaring
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Video footage that appeared to be taken at the scene captured loud blasts and the sky glowing following explosions that began around midnight and lasted about two hours in the area of Diori Hamani International Airport.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Some of the loudest critics of the idea come from Indigenous communities, whose treaties with the Canadian state are older than the province of Alberta.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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An officer quickly stepped on the burning bag and extinguished the flames before the fire could spread.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The enduring scent of burning garbage, used as one of the sole means of ridding neighborhoods of their trash.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Training biological networks is slow, results are noisy, and reproducibility remains a challenge.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the region still facing us and showing no signs of calming down, space weather forecasters will be keeping a close eye on whether this noisy sunspot will eventually pack a more powerful punch.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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While the shower’s peak rate is a modest 20 meteors per hour, its swift, bright meteors often leave glowing trails.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Myths like the Paulding Light, a mysterious glowing orb that hovers over the train tracks just across the border.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Commissioners dismissed the allegations related to donor information but found that Ellis had accepted excessive contributions.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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The restrictions, known as a consent decree, were a result of a 2017 lawsuit over excessive use of solitary confinement and pepper spray on inmates.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Many neuroscientists at the time likened astrocytes’ newfound properties to those of neurons, but in retrospect the differences seem glaring.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Enoch confronts the celestial hosts, all wearing capes of swastika red under an oppressive horizon of jutting lightning and glaring orange mountains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In addition to the speeding charge, Richardson was cited for following and flashing at vehicles too closely as well as making improper lane changes.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gerald McDaniels, driving in the center lane, spotted the Olympian flashing her brights at the car in front of her and announced that Richardson's Aston Martin topped 104 mph on State Road 429 near Stoneybrook Parkway in Winter Garden, Florida.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Things quickly spiral out of control when secrets are exposed and guns start blazing.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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The latest uptick continued a blazing-hot stretch for gold.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Flaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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