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noun

plural of steady
as in flames

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steady
as in underlies

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  1. flames
  2. underlies
  3. lovers
  4. sustains
  5. loves
Noun
  • Co-pilot radioed and texted about ice and turbulence The Learjet hit the ground with enough force to create a crater before bursting into flames.
    — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The pilot tried to abort but lost control; the jet crashed through a fence, crossed a five-lane highway, came to rest on an embankment and burst into flames.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of flames
Verb
  • And now this partnership really underlies our ecosystems on Earth.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Permafrost, a layer of ground made up of soil, rock and sediment, underlies nearly 15% of the land surface in the Northern Hemisphere.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of underlies
Noun
  • For the aesthetes who have already seen the latest exhibition at MoMA, this weekend guide for design lovers is intended to point you in a few other directions (and no, this does not include that viral room full of dirt in SoHo).
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Midnight is full of clocks and mirrors, and Hall often structures songs and plot points around countdowns to midnight, when his lovers meet in secret.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovers
Verb
  • French biologist Pierre Joliot helped answer how photosynthetic organisms split water to produce the oxygen that sustains life on Earth.
    — Delthia Ricks, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
  • What Actually Interrupts The Pattern If the organization sustains the behavior, then the organization is what has to change.
    — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
Noun
  • Phillip had his music, and, for better or worse, Sabrina had her loves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the year since Love Is Blind Season 10 was filmed, cast members have moved on with new loves—and even a new family.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loves
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