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lighting (up)

verb

Definition of lighting (up)

present participle of light (up)

as in flaring (up)

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glowing

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For the best views look 40-90 degrees away from the radiant, where the glowing trains left in the wake of the fast-moving meteors will be at their longest.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But the phone’s first public testers have given glowing feedback.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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lighting (up)

lighting (upon)

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