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as in burnt
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly
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as in stared
to look with anger or disapproval
don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"
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Recent Examples of glared
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.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Perry glared back at them but did not reply.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Perry glared back at them but did not reply.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glared
Verb
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Kerkering stared straight ahead.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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There have been other attacks on attorney general officials in Baja California, including vehicles burned last month in Mesa de Otay and Playas de Tijuana.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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After a solid start to the season, Goodwin dropped two passes in one drive against Nebraska, one that ricocheted off of his pads and another that glanced off of his hands in the end zone.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sitting on a purple-and-gold sofa, Mamdani tasted his biryani and frowned.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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That wasn’t something that was frowned upon.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Philadelphia glowed with fresh patriotic spirit.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.—
Lisa Greissinger,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Matisse dressed the part of a British gentleman and gazed at his conversation partners with a serenity that bordered on a trance.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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On back-to-back shifts early in that eventual disaster of a second period, Maccelli flashed some of his playmaking skills to find both Knies and Matthews, the latter for a juicy look right in front of Cam Talbot.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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As the signature yellow-and-white audio waveform flashed across ABC screens, the first high-stakes emergency sent crews rushing to a Kane Brown concert at Ascend Amphitheater.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Frazier, whose ring demeanor generally toggled between glowering and frowning, glowered.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Glared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glared. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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