as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
no one missed the glaring spelling error in the title
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as in glowing
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight glared down on the suspect as the police questioned him relentlessly
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as in staring
to look with anger or disapproval
don't glare at me like that when I tell you "no"
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Recent Examples of glaring
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
Throughout these horrific days — when the sun is a glaring red eye in the sky, and one evacuation alert after another floods my phone — the kindness of others has kept me afloat.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The Gophers turned the ball over on the first possession, and their passivity and indecisiveness were most glaring with three shot-clock violations in the first half.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025
Throughout these horrific days — when the sun is a glaring red eye in the sky, and one evacuation alert after another floods my phone — the kindness of others has kept me afloat.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Quad’s treatment by this group is a glaring reminder of the limits of sisterhood.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glaring
Adjective
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Rom-com queen Kate Hudson takes on her first series lead role as Isla Gordon, a blatant Buss surrogate whose sudden promotion to president of her billionaire family’s crown jewel kicks the 10-episode season into gear.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Critics view it as a blatant political stunt that tarnishes the library’s ideal as an apolitical institution.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The result is glowing, dancing auroras.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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When a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the ice in the nucleus to sublimate (turn directly from solid to gas), creating a glowing halo of gas and dust around the nucleus called the coma.—
Jess Thomson,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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This year organizers are acknowledging openly what’s been obvious for a while.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There are more than a few scenes here where the substitution of stuntman for star is obvious.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Nearby sits a small wood-burning stove, which should be sufficient to heat the home.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The clip, a 53-minute visualizer posted on YouTube, shows four red stockings hanging over a blazing fireplace alongside a Christmas tree.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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The clip, a 53-minute visualizer posted on YouTube, shows four red stockings hanging over a blazing fireplace alongside a Christmas tree.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Video of the Chinese space junk burning up shows it as several streaks of objects flaring up in the night sky.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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The debate has been flaring since the 2019 crash by a giant liner into the large Giudecca canal, one of the main water thoroughfares which leads to St Mark’s Square.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Glaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glaring. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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