glows 1 of 2

plural of glow

glows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of glow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glows
Noun
Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture. Micaela English, Flow Space, 27 Aug. 2025 Horizon glows reveal light pollution, even here. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025 Auroral glows occur in the ignorosphere, and so do the energetic exchanges that lead to geomagnetic storms that can knock out power grids and throw satellites off their orbits. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025 For an entire week, the flashing blue and red lights of police vehicles cast eerie glows inside residents’ homes, while helicopters and drones hummed relentlessly overhead. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025 Flip the puck to select either 33 or 45 rpm (the speed glows red beneath the white surface) and the platter spins. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025 Your skin glows with a radiant light, and your eyes shine like stars. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glows
Noun
  • Below, the Winged Victory gleams in the garden.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.
    Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While at dusk, the horizon blushes with coral light as fishing boats drift past the silhouette of Longtou Rock.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares from Jenna Ortega as the titular character and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cowboys fans hoping the team flushes Dak, the way the Denver Broncos did with Russell Wilson, are better off hoping for a Texas snow storm in July.
    Mac Engel September 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Its self-cleaning cycle flushes the dirty water tank and removes debris from the vacuum brush.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
    Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The lights dim, music rises, and the room bursts into vibrant motion.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The northern line of the Patton Meadow Fire blazes over a ridgeline on August 16, 2021, near Lakeview, Oregon.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The road is narrow and winding, but the Civic Si’s chassis tuning shines, letting the car dance eagerly between corners.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The audio performance is where the Nova 3 shines.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025

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