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as in burned
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
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as in blushed
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 glowed
The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
This photo of the full moon was captured by Deepak Gupta as the lunar disk glowed above a statue of Lord Buddha in Lucknow, India on May 1.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 2026
ServiceNow, meanwhile, is doing everything right—almost every revenue and profitability metric glowed in its latest quarterly results—and yet shares took a 14% dive as the SaaSpocalypse fears loom.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
My own must have glowed right back at him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Her tree glowed with red and green nutcracker figurines tucked throughout the branches.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
For her rare public outing, the teen—whom Beyoncé shares with husband Jay-Z—glowed in a luminous white New Arrivals minidress featuring a strapless design and delicate ruching.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside, there was a puzzling, almost magical blue powder that glowed in the dark.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
This photo of the full moon was captured by Deepak Gupta as the lunar disk glowed above a statue of Lord Buddha in Lucknow, India on May 1.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 2026
ServiceNow, meanwhile, is doing everything right—almost every revenue and profitability metric glowed in its latest quarterly results—and yet shares took a 14% dive as the SaaSpocalypse fears loom.
—John Kell, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
My own must have glowed right back at him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Her tree glowed with red and green nutcracker figurines tucked throughout the branches.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
For her rare public outing, the teen—whom Beyoncé shares with husband Jay-Z—glowed in a luminous white New Arrivals minidress featuring a strapless design and delicate ruching.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Inside, there was a puzzling, almost magical blue powder that glowed in the dark.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowed
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And it's completely crashed and burned.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The intense feud between the rappers burned bright in 2024, culminating with Lamar taking the Super Bowl halftime show stage and winning five Grammy Awards for the diss track.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2026
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The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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By that time, movies had become a key part of the marketing process, a trail blazed by Elvis Presley.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The singer-dancer-actress (born Freda Josephine McDonald) blazed trails as the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Verb
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My cheeks were flushed, but not just from the 185-degree Fahrenheit heat of the sauna.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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The sides of his face were flushed high up on his cheekbones, and were his eyes blazing?—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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His helmet’s gold face mask gleamed in the afternoon sun.—
Les Carpenter,
Washington Post,
8 May 2026
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The sun shined brightly on Connor Darcey Memorial Field.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Some of Naegohyang’s players were in the squad that lifted that trophy, while others have shone at the U-17 World Cup, of which North Korea has won the previous two editions.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Glowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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