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
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 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The leader places a Metolius TCU, an unstable and extremely outdated piece of gear, in a flaring crumbly crack—and skips a nice bolt one foot below for no apparent reason.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
Many flaring meteors with trains are seen under good skies, but only the brightest of them will be visible in 2025.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 July 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
The company boasted that with its flaring wheel wells, the Mars is 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide.
—Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
Then on March 11, 2019, another flaring incident led Solano County health officials to warn residents with respiratory issues to stay indoors.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The formfitting silhouette gave way to a mermaid skirt, hugging Hudgens at the knees and flaring slightly.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Already, many travelers are booking hotels and tours in the two countries to witness the sun’s brilliant, flaring corona come into view.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Its growing complexity and flaring activity suggest the region may still have more surprises in store.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The visual effect was similar, flaring out under the tie.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Whereas red dwarfs that are under a billion years old flare at exceedingly high rates, Barnard’s star shows relatively little stellar/flaring activity.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025
But in a wonderful bit of cosmic serendipity, the moon is also 400 times closer to us, which results in the solar and lunar disks appearing to be exactly the same size in our sky, making for a perfect fit, with only the sun’s corona—or fires—flaring out from behind the moon during totality.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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
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
Many flaring meteors with trains are seen under good skies, but only the brightest of them will be visible in 2025.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 July 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
The company boasted that with its flaring wheel wells, the Mars is 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide.
—Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
Then on March 11, 2019, another flaring incident led Solano County health officials to warn residents with respiratory issues to stay indoors.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Verb
With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The formfitting silhouette gave way to a mermaid skirt, hugging Hudgens at the knees and flaring slightly.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Already, many travelers are booking hotels and tours in the two countries to witness the sun’s brilliant, flaring corona come into view.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Its growing complexity and flaring activity suggest the region may still have more surprises in store.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The visual effect was similar, flaring out under the tie.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Whereas red dwarfs that are under a billion years old flare at exceedingly high rates, Barnard’s star shows relatively little stellar/flaring activity.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2025
But in a wonderful bit of cosmic serendipity, the moon is also 400 times closer to us, which results in the solar and lunar disks appearing to be exactly the same size in our sky, making for a perfect fit, with only the sun’s corona—or fires—flaring out from behind the moon during totality.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaring
Adjective
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This discourse only got louder during minicamp when he was called out for his physical appearance and route running.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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As Anisimova kept making things close again, and the crowd kept getting loud, Sabalenka reminded herself to focus on herself.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since leaving Fiji, the cast addressed all the burning questions about their time inside the villa and the real-world drama that followed.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump has consistently condemned flag burning and called for its criminalization, even suggesting jail time or loss of citizenship.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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During recent surveys for these noisy lizards in Namibia, researchers found five species new to science, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Aventho 200’s microphone uses Qualcomm’s cVc technology to ensure high-quality audio on phone calls and video meetings, even in noisy environments such as crowded trains or busy airports.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ahead of the season, the set has already garnered glowing reviews from Amazon shoppers for its versatility.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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That interaction produces glowing arcs and rays of green and red light.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid using excessive water to prevent damaging the floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Common symptoms include excessive scratching, licking, ear infections, and digestive issues.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The structure is stale and insular, with glaring blind spots.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Warning signs have been flashing for months that the job market has been losing steam.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Romain Dumas was the driver behind the blazing run.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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Marigliano makes Coco a blazing force of nature who gets one of the movie’s most emotional scenes, late in the story, not to mention its hilarious closing line during the credits.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Flaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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