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as in burned
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride
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Recent Examples of glowed
Instead of captivating burst of fireworks on display, the bridge glowed with hues of greens, yellows, reds and more.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Gomez wore her brunette hair in a chic updo and glowed with rosy blush and a smokey eye.
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Michael Nied,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
The most dramatic scenes came at moonrise during dusk, when the moon appeared low on the southeastern horizon and glowed orange through Earth’s atmosphere.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.
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Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
The sandstone bowl of a stadium built in 1924 glowed gold.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
13 June 2026
As the sun set, the grounds glowed with scarlet lights that illuminated the red ottomans in the seating and lounge areas, creating an almost theatrical atmosphere.
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Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
May's full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
The Sphere glowed yellow behind the stands.
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Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Gomez wore her brunette hair in a chic updo and glowed with rosy blush and a smokey eye.
—
Michael Nied,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
The most dramatic scenes came at moonrise during dusk, when the moon appeared low on the southeastern horizon and glowed orange through Earth’s atmosphere.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.
—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
The sandstone bowl of a stadium built in 1924 glowed gold.
—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
13 June 2026
As the sun set, the grounds glowed with scarlet lights that illuminated the red ottomans in the seating and lounge areas, creating an almost theatrical atmosphere.
—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
May's full Blue Moon put on a dazzling display over the weekend, flooding the night sky with moonlight as the red supergiant star Antares glowed nearby.
—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
The Sphere glowed yellow behind the stands.
—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowed
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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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The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.
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The oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.
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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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Ossoff reiterated his focus on the battleground race, and said issues like who could lead the Senate under a Democratic majority could be flushed out later.
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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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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Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive.
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SportsCenter flickered on several televisions.
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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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Red Beard knelt next to me, and light shone from his knees.
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South Africa’s 2010 World Cup, a mere 16 years after the end of apartheid, shone a light on the continent’s hopes and strengths.
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“Glowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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