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flare

[flair] / flɛər /


VERB
spread
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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It flares a gown fuller than even a hundred petticoats.

From Literature

Such eruptions produce intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation called solar flares.

From Science Daily

For instance, in May 2024 supporters of fellow French club Troyes, part of the City Football Group, protested by throwing flares on to the pitch and getting a match against Valenciennes abandoned.

From BBC

If firefighters hadn’t been ordered to leave a New Year’s Day fire before all the embers were extinguished, would flames have flared up on the same spot amid hurricane-force winds on Jan. 7, 2025?

From Los Angeles Times

"Our data clearly show that the gas flares follow the patterns of the major fault systems around Milos," Nomikou explains.

From Science Daily