as in burned
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flared
Emergency services were sifting through the rubble of what used to be a nine-story building on the left bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the city as the sun rose and fires flared up around it.
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Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Discord flared during a 15-minute recess on Wednesday when defense attorney Mark Daniel approached Raby, who was on the witness stand, to ask about obtaining sheriff’s office timesheet records.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
But Beckham switched up her usual look with the addition of an off-white lace slip, which ever so slightly flared out from beneath her hem, like a flower beginning to bloom.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
The need-to-know this morning Abivax disclosed additional data for its experimental ulcerative colitis drug, seemingly allaying at least some of the safety concerns that had flared in recent weeks.
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Elaine Chen,
STAT,
30 June 2026
Deadly attacks flared again in 2015 and 2019.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Tensions in the Middle East flared again over the weekend, but markets appeared largely unfazed, with investors instead turning their attention to a tech recovery rally.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew among anguished residents of the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, where rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors amid a sharply rising death toll.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430.
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Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Gleb Garanich,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Discord flared during a 15-minute recess on Wednesday when defense attorney Mark Daniel approached Raby, who was on the witness stand, to ask about obtaining sheriff’s office timesheet records.
—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
But Beckham switched up her usual look with the addition of an off-white lace slip, which ever so slightly flared out from beneath her hem, like a flower beginning to bloom.
—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
The need-to-know this morning Abivax disclosed additional data for its experimental ulcerative colitis drug, seemingly allaying at least some of the safety concerns that had flared in recent weeks.
—
Elaine Chen,
STAT,
30 June 2026
Deadly attacks flared again in 2015 and 2019.
—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Tensions in the Middle East flared again over the weekend, but markets appeared largely unfazed, with investors instead turning their attention to a tech recovery rally.
—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew among anguished residents of the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, where rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors amid a sharply rising death toll.
—
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Tensions flared Saturday as desperation grew in Venezuela’s state of La Guaira as rescuers and civilians searched for earthquake survivors and the death toll rose sharply to 1,430.
—
Regina Cano Garcia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared
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The wildfire had burned across an area of 30,000 acres by Sunday, information from the European Union’s Copernicus satellite mapping agency showed.
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When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else.
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Instead of captivating burst of fireworks on display, the bridge glowed with hues of greens, yellows, reds and more.
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Gomez wore her brunette hair in a chic updo and glowed with rosy blush and a smokey eye.
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Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
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The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
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After the video assistant referee urged him to watch a replay, however, Claus walked away from the monitor and flashed the red card at Balogun, a judgment many immediately deemed overly harsh.
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East2West footage showed the overnight barrage from inside Kyiv, including a baby sleeping as explosions flashed outside an open window and smoke from an earlier strike rose nearby.
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The American experiment blazed a new path, and with great risk.
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One more sustainable path has been blazed by such countries as the Netherlands, Ireland, Chile, Australia, and Singapore.
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That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
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The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
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An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.
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Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.
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