1
as in bursts
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
a flare in gift card sales around graduation time
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2
as in explosions
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords
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3
as in glows
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops
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as in burns
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flares
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
They are ranked using five classes — A, B, C, M and X — with X-class flares representing the most powerful eruptions.
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Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
The dealers will inspect and repair or replace the fender flares as necessary, free of charge, as part of the recall remedy, NHTSA said.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The energy was palpable as supporters sang songs connected to Iraq, lifted creative signs while letting out red and green flares.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
And, in a number of cases, researchers have found evidence that this is happening, with one case of an extremely young star emitting flares seemingly in response to the orbit of its innermost planet.
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John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Revelers set off of flares and fireworks, climbed up street poles and onto buses, and danced in streets into the wee hours of morning.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Some protesters fired flares toward officers or tore up chunks of asphalt and chucked them toward police in shields and riot gear.
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Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The horses in the unit have been training for the assignment by being exposed to loud noises including fireworks, as well as flares and smoke bombs.
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Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Plus, an elastic waistband adds comfort, while the fabric drapes over the body without clinging and gently flares at the mid-thigh into a subtle A-line silhouette.
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Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Designed to enhance your natural shape, these jeans boast a snug fit through the hips and thighs that flares out into a modest wide-leg finish.
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Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Cleary asks people to pay attention to which feelings keep surfacing and when—anger that flares every evening, say, or loneliness that creeps in at night.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
10 June 2026
Your dark humor flares on occasion.
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Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
But then, in April 2019, his illness flares.
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Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Within any chimp group, violence flares occasionally — but it is usually dampened by long friendships.
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Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
There’s a funny reason why the pain flares in your upper face and forehead, a bit of a distance from the area responsible for the cold.
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Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
The sun attained solar maximum in 2024, releasing intense flares and coronal mass ejections that caused Earth’s atmosphere to expand, which only intensified the drag on Swift, according to NASA.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
They are ranked using five classes — A, B, C, M and X — with X-class flares representing the most powerful eruptions.
—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
1 July 2026
The dealers will inspect and repair or replace the fender flares as necessary, free of charge, as part of the recall remedy, NHTSA said.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The energy was palpable as supporters sang songs connected to Iraq, lifted creative signs while letting out red and green flares.
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
And, in a number of cases, researchers have found evidence that this is happening, with one case of an extremely young star emitting flares seemingly in response to the orbit of its innermost planet.
—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
Revelers set off of flares and fireworks, climbed up street poles and onto buses, and danced in streets into the wee hours of morning.
—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Some protesters fired flares toward officers or tore up chunks of asphalt and chucked them toward police in shields and riot gear.
—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
The horses in the unit have been training for the assignment by being exposed to loud noises including fireworks, as well as flares and smoke bombs.
—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
Separately, Ford is also recalling 36,046 Bronco vehicles with model years 2022 to 2026 because the fender flares may be improperly secured and can fall off, creating a hazard for drivers, the NHTSA said.
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Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Plus, an elastic waistband adds comfort, while the fabric drapes over the body without clinging and gently flares at the mid-thigh into a subtle A-line silhouette.
—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Designed to enhance your natural shape, these jeans boast a snug fit through the hips and thighs that flares out into a modest wide-leg finish.
—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Cleary asks people to pay attention to which feelings keep surfacing and when—anger that flares every evening, say, or loneliness that creeps in at night.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
10 June 2026
Your dark humor flares on occasion.
—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
But then, in April 2019, his illness flares.
—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Within any chimp group, violence flares occasionally — but it is usually dampened by long friendships.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
There’s a funny reason why the pain flares in your upper face and forehead, a bit of a distance from the area responsible for the cold.
—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flares
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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, a Reuters witness said.
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Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.
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The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.
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Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.
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Rucking burns significantly more calories than regular walking, builds full-body functional strength and supports bone density, all while staying gentler on the joints than running.
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Venus burns only 1 degree to the upper right of Regulus, which is 150 times fainter.
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There is even a remote possibility for a few flurries in the highest peaks of the Sierra on Saturday and Sunday nights with temps briefly below freezing.
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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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Public outbursts remain relatively uncommon, making this week's intervention particularly revealing.
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There have been intermittent outbursts of violence against immigrants since then.
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That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
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Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.
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Theo James flashes a peace sign in London's Mayfair at the official opening of RH's new flagship on June 25.
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Trying to shed ‘nice-guy tendencies’ Jeff Whittington stands in front of the room, flashes a boyish smile, and prepares to be lambasted.
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“Flares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flares. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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