as in glows
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
the sudden glare of the squad car's headlights in my rearview mirror
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as in burns
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly
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Recent Examples of glares
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The shooter tamed the sun’s glares while ensuring the deep-red gazebo popped against the lush green park.
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Kimberly Gedeon,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
The team’s test bots homed in from a maximum of 600 meters (1,970 feet) away outdoors despite wind gusts and camera-blinding sun glares.
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Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Since it was released at the end of 2023, the hulking, angular vehicle has been subject to jokes about its appearance and glares from people who disagree with CEO Elon Musk’s politics.
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Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
Saab recommends combining overhead lighting with wall sconces and table lamps to lend more flexibility while also avoiding harsh glares.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.
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Andy Swift,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
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James Mercadante,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The shooter tamed the sun’s glares while ensuring the deep-red gazebo popped against the lush green park.
—
Kimberly Gedeon,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
The team’s test bots homed in from a maximum of 600 meters (1,970 feet) away outdoors despite wind gusts and camera-blinding sun glares.
—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Since it was released at the end of 2023, the hulking, angular vehicle has been subject to jokes about its appearance and glares from people who disagree with CEO Elon Musk’s politics.
—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
Saab recommends combining overhead lighting with wall sconces and table lamps to lend more flexibility while also avoiding harsh glares.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.
—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.
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Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glares
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The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.
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Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.
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Kishnani’s now 48 but the exclusion still burns.
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Destined only to be savoured as a dream, while the world still burns around you.
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However, there has been a growing edge to Denver’s current group, personified on the field in the way safety Talanoa Hufanga flies to the ball and in the way Cooper scowls under his eye black.
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How often do smiles express happiness and scowls express anger?
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From up here, San Sebastián gleams to the east, the sea stretches endlessly forward, and silence settles like an ancient cloak.
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Yorkshire Pecorino gleams pale, smooth, and yogurty.
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Theo James flashes a peace sign in London's Mayfair at the official opening of RH's new flagship on June 25.
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Trying to shed ‘nice-guy tendencies’ Jeff Whittington stands in front of the room, flashes a boyish smile, and prepares to be lambasted.
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Her shocked caregiver stares at her uncomprehendingly.
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The first photo of the two-slide carousel shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet in his arms while Meghan, her arm on her husband, stares lovingly at her daughter.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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And the quickest way to do that is to actually get you in the office and under those fluorescent lights.
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Yoon’s wife slips a cigarette between her lips, then glances at my wife.
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Nail trends—and cursory glances at the ladies in the salon chairs beside us—have shown butter nails are here to stay.
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“Glares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glares. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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