1
as in shone
to emit rays of light
klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere
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as in radiated
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point
laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes
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Address the kicker situation Riley Patterson shined last season, replacing Jason Sanders, who was sidelined all season with a hip injury.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026 -
However, the team is without some of its usual stars, including scoring threat Yamila Rodriguez and 19-year-old Kishi Núñez, who has shone with Argentina on the U-20 and senior stages.—
Theo Lloyd-Hughes,
New York Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Within just two million years of the Great Dying, these animals had already conquered diverse global niches — showing how quickly life rebounded and radiated following the planet’s most severe mass extinction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Desmond Tutu smile radiated.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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As Tom Cruise climbed to the edge of the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds, Fields pointed at the edges of the plane’s black metal, which glowed orange.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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For three days, leaders of the Seminole, Miccosukee, Tallahassee, and Creek Indians gathered in the surrounding woods, until a hundred blazes glowed like votive candles under the canopies.—
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23 Feb. 2026
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“Rayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rayed. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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