flare
Example Sentences
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The curve of her chin and the way her nostrils flared a little as she smiled reminded him of something.
From Literature
Venezuela’s oil fields are heavily emitting in part because they contain large quantities of gas that must be burned off, or flared, because the facilities don’t exist to bring it to market.
“How about our phones, Owen? Our flares? My snowmobile? I think I would rank all of those things above the handful of cash you got as tips from the tundra buggy.”
From Literature
Much like a snow avalanche that starts with a small shift before cascading downhill, new observations show that solar flares begin with subtle magnetic disturbances that rapidly intensify.
From Science Daily
“Motion sickness or anxiety from the move — these are things that can flare up in larger-breed dogs,” Ellis says.
From MarketWatch
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