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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
At the opening night of the Public Theater's The Merchant of Venice in February 1995, the stars glowed.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the largest photographs in the world, the images were 18 feet by 60 feet and, backlit with a mile of tubing, glowed.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 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
Tournament logos glowed on the massive video boards mounted on either side of the building, a constant reminder that a new phase of the season has begun.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the largest photographs in the world, the images were 18 feet by 60 feet and, backlit with a mile of tubing, glowed.
—Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 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
Tournament logos glowed on the massive video boards mounted on either side of the building, a constant reminder that a new phase of the season has begun.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowed
Verb
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Both Jaabis and the Israeli officer, Moshe Chen, were severely burned during the terror attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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That includes Brantley County, about 20 miles west of Brunswick, Georgia, where the Highway 82 Fire has burned at least 54 structures — including homes — and forced evacuations this week.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Martha and the Dutch boy glanced at each other again and blushed.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With the Cubs in a tight playoff race at the time, the team losing the game added more fuel to the fire that members of the left had already blazed.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the 21st century, Jason's daughter Sadie returns to Brownsville as a journalist, determined to unravel the mystery of what happened decades earlier on the night the buildings blazed.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There is the Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva, and children playing ball, shopkeepers chatting on the doorstep of their stores, flushed tourists dragging their suitcases all around.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Having your water heater professionally flushed annually can help prevent this issue.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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Look for notes of cherry, brown sugar, black pepper, pipe tobacco, leather, and flamed orange peel.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Uneasy laughter flickered about the ballroom.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The lights flickered on screen, and then my room went dark.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The game in Italy is still haunted by Calciopoli, the crisis two decades ago that, among other things, shone an unflattering light on the power and influence behind the appointment of referees in Serie A.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Police tape was put up along part of the street and a spotlight was shone on the home.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Glowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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