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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award
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as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention
flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner
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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
flashed the news of the royal birth around the world
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Recent Examples of flashed
Leite, a rising young guard who flashed promise during her debut season with Golden State, heads to Portland, where former Valkyries president of basketball operations Vanja Černivec is now the GM.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
That should have been strike three but Wegner, a crew chief working his 29th major league season, flashed 1-2 for the count.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
During the birthday tribute, clips from some of Shalit’s celebrity interviews flashed on screen, including with the cast of Star Wars.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Like a rare daylight-visible meteor, a brilliant red fireball flashed before my eyes, interrupting a mindless moment of communion with nature.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Pettus is a player who has flashed but may be best suited for a special teams role.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Swift flashed her old mine brilliant cut ring to the camera while Kelce grinned wide.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But Yakemchuk showed poise, made few mistakes and flashed his offence when his team needed it against Detroit.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But suddenly, in April 2022, an Ohio health official flashed a red light.
—David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
That should have been strike three but Wegner, a crew chief working his 29th major league season, flashed 1-2 for the count.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
During the birthday tribute, clips from some of Shalit’s celebrity interviews flashed on screen, including with the cast of Star Wars.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Like a rare daylight-visible meteor, a brilliant red fireball flashed before my eyes, interrupting a mindless moment of communion with nature.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Pettus is a player who has flashed but may be best suited for a special teams role.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Swift flashed her old mine brilliant cut ring to the camera while Kelce grinned wide.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
But Yakemchuk showed poise, made few mistakes and flashed his offence when his team needed it against Detroit.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But suddenly, in April 2022, an Ohio health official flashed a red light.
—David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashed
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For a long time, the property gleamed in the daylight with its white, ornate facade against lush green landscaping and often at night, as well, with twinkling holiday lights attached to almost every surface.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Another video shows Archie, 6, feeding a rhinoceros at the zoo while his red hair gleamed in the sunlight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Scores are displayed in the vehicle during the ride, both per game and cumulative.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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New Art reveals it has been stored away, bought and sold as a private acquisition, and has never been displayed.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Animated pixie dust twinkled on the screen, courtesy of the fairy, Tinker Bell.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Coakley’s eyes twinkled with a sense of pride.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The defense minster last week announced the establishment of a new office dedicated to studying China’s Pacific activity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the market got the call from its landlord confirming that a development was incoming, and Smorgasburg announced its closure last November.—
Amanda Rosa
March 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Carnival celebrations from this time period also exhibited class conflict.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta begins work today with no more concern for the clock-changing order, put into effect Sunday morning, than would be exhibited had the sun, of its own accord, started to rise and set on a new schedule.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Delicate little needles in the windows that flickered up and then sifted back down.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The dots flickered and subsided, only to reappear again in greater numbers and with growing intensity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Flashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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