as in glare
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners
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as in to flame
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
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as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride
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Recent Examples of glow
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Astronomers are increasingly concerned that even remote observatories like the VLT may one day face the creeping glow of artificial light.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The business mogul glows in a golden gown and matching accessories.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Pair it with a dimmable bulb for a more ambient glow.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Astronomers are increasingly concerned that even remote observatories like the VLT may one day face the creeping glow of artificial light.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Attendees will enjoy trancing out in the popular Fluorescent Tent, where rocks glow like alien candy under UV light.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The business mogul glows in a golden gown and matching accessories.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glow
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Caesar and Coca were soon joined on the show by the diminutive Howard Morris, whom Caesar could hoist from the ground and glare at face to face, and by Carl Reiner, tall like Caesar but as happy as Sid was miserable—the ideal second banana.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite the glare, the family had smiles on their faces, with Diana lovingly holding Harry's hand.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the opening of this 1957 bargain-bin drive-in picture, a mid-century WASP patriarch in the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit mold (Whit Bissell) plucks the body of a student athlete (Gary Conway) from a flaming bus crash.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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That's especially true in the Southeast, where there’s no shortage of uniquely thrilling opening acts from Chief Osceola and his flaming spear at Florida State to the eagle’s pre-game lap around Jordan Hare Stadium at Auburn.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mark Twain would later opine that humans are the only species that needs to blush.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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And Prince William would have been forgiven for blushing when Kate pointedly replied that the poster had in fact shown the TV hunk from a famous Levi advert.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, this team found that even after the light from Type Ia supernovas was standardized, Type Ia supernovas from populations of younger stars were fainter than those belonging to older stellar populations.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Veg/cm/61 Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As the migrants boarded, a man hoisted one of the passengers in the air, a fussing 8-month-old baby whose face was flushed red from the heat.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The equipment is then flushed clean with hot water to prepare for the next customer.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And an unarmed Trident II D5 ballistic missile was launched from a submarine off Florida, its blazing trail visible from Puerto Rico on September 21.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Monae blazed through the song with some theatrical support from a crew of dancers.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glow. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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