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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity a flare in gift card sales around graduation time
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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords
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as in glow
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 to glow
to shine with a bright harsh light floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flare
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026 Choose from a variety of washes and styles including ankle, skinny, flare, straight, and wide leg, plus a skirt and a jacket accented with fringe detail. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 For instance, as the moon clashes with Saturn, Mars and Mercury in Aries, tempers could flare internally or with those around you. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flare
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Solar flares release bursts of electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays and ultraviolet light. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026 Choose from a variety of washes and styles including ankle, skinny, flare, straight, and wide leg, plus a skirt and a jacket accented with fringe detail. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
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The problem wasn’t so much his lower body as right wrist inflammation, which has flared up from time to time over the last half-decade. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 For instance, as the moon clashes with Saturn, Mars and Mercury in Aries, tempers could flare internally or with those around you. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flare
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Crouse’s goals capped an early flurry that saw the Mammoth score four times over the first 30 minutes while being limited to only eight shots on goal during that stretch.— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
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In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.— Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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As for Mitchell, James Tatum said, the burst of violence caught the family somewhat by surprise.— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2026
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His quick steps can cause tackles to lose their balance, and his burst to turn pressures into sacks is tremendous.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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The steady light of Saturn will shine below the Great Square of Pegasus with Mars lower still on the eastern horizon, close to the glow of the Pleiades open cluster.— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 May 2026
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With recent collaborations with tech titans like NVIDIA and hardware experts like Kinova, AtkinsRéalis is building an ecosystem where the next generation of energy is managed by machines that never tire and fear nothing, even the invisible glow of a reactor core.— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded several longstanding environmental regulations, including gutting the 2009 endangerment finding and rolling back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants, which advocates say will cause irreparable harm.— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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The cladding on the house is called Shou Sugi Ban, which is a Japanese process of preserving wood by pre-burning it and then staining it to [create a durable, fire-retardant material].— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
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Flagg and Knueppel traded places as betting favorites during the season, but Flagg’s 96-point outburst over two games on the second-to-last weekend might have tipped the scales.— Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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The Bears took control with a 5-0 outburst in the third quarter for a 12-7 advantage over the defending champions.— Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Quick hits • Orlando Science Center hosts Mess Fest, which splatters knowledge and physics with paint, foam explosions and more.— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Explosion of leftover bombs killed 14 in Iran An explosion of leftover bombs from strikes during the war against Iran killed 14 Revolutionary Guard members, IRNA and other Iranian media reported Friday.— Toqa Ezzidin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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This provided a comfort blanket and a lead that Chelsea and Liverpool, unable to shift the glare of scrutiny away from themselves, couldn’t replicate.— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.— Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
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For an appetizer, choose from among kale soup, flaming chourico, shrimp in garlic sauce, steamed clams or five other options.— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Alvarez awoke Sunday leading the majors in slugging, OPS and home runs, a flaming core at the heart of a cooling lineup.— Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Flare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/flare. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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