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flare

[flair] / flɛər /


VERB
spread
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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For several months, the flare became brighter in ultraviolet light than the entire galaxy surrounding it.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

A drag queen would cut through the room like a flare.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

It was three days after a stranded mariner’s emergency flare apparently sent flames raging through the south end of Channel Islands National Park’s second-largest island.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

The agreements failed to stop fighting that continued to flare for much of the week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Nyame, like a sun flare that leaped from spot to spot, sent iron monsters flying into the bay with blasts of white-hot energy.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

This releases flares that train the immune system to track down and kill cancer cells hiding around the body.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

It’s been another choppy week in markets, featuring a rebound in the artificial-intelligence trade, highly divergent share-price reactions to big tech earnings, and more volatility in oil as the U.S.-Iran war flares up again.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

He was met with a crowd of supporters carrying flares and banners as he left the French Football Federation's headquarters on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Smith has started and re-started baseball activities, only to find out that the inflamed disk in his neck flares up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

“It’s a big yacht— looks like it was nice and fancy before the flares struck. Now it seems like it was built a hundred years ago. Can’t believe it floats, much less runs.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Wildfires have flared in several parts of the country this week, including on the popular island of Crete, and three firefighters have so far lost their lives.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Tension flared ‌in the 40th minute when two ‌opposing players confronted each other after a shirt-tugging incident, with other players rushed to join in the confrontation.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The jump tracked a renewed run-up in energy prices as conflict has flared again in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Crude is up more than 10 percent since the two countries hostilities flared up last week.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Eventually it flared, rewarding their efforts with a small but cheering blaze.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Producers are paying other companies to take it away, flaring it or simply releasing the potent greenhouse gas into the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

To separate the true signals from the effects of stellar flaring, the team developed specialized calibration methods.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

But if you run on the colder side, she also features flaring long-sleeve jerseys that range between off the shoulder and a collared neckline.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Warning alarms went off in my mind at the sight of Chubs’s nostrils flaring and his lips twisting with anger.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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