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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion
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as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights
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as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures
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as in to glow
to be on fire especially brightly
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace
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Recent Examples of blaze
Abigail Adams, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Firefighters from the New Haven and North Haven Fire Departments provided station coverage while Hamden crews battled the blaze, fire officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2024
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Cordae’s blazing new track to Elijah Blake and Sevyn Streeter’s smoldering duet.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Mountain Fire destroyed more than 200 other buildings, the outlet reported, while CalFire said the blaze is currently 98% contained, having burned nearly 20,000 acres of land.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Firefighters from the New Haven and North Haven Fire Departments provided station coverage while Hamden crews battled the blaze, fire officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
Verb
Firefighters arrived to find a fire blazing on the second floor of the two-story structure, sending a red glow and smoke into the night sky.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2024
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Cordae’s blazing new track to Elijah Blake and Sevyn Streeter’s smoldering duet.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaze
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Along with cucumber engorgement, other physical changes in the plant before and during the explosion shaped the angle, height and distance of a successful seed spew, according to the study.Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Due to the second bomb being located ahead of the explosion, however, the area was cleared ahead of time.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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There’s nothing wrong with a little faux glow in the fall or winter.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Bowen, who played type-A mom Claire Dunphy on the hit sitcom, posted an Instagram photo Thursday evening showing one of her boys silhouetted against the glow of the ER entrance.EW.com, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Interval training is simply alternating between different short bursts of activity.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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After an initial burst of excitement, a lot of those new toys aren’t seeing much playtime, experts say.Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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When Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb blamed the glare for dropping an easy catch, Jones batted back the notion that the stadium was the problem.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The sun’s glare was a topic of conversation after the Cowboys fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 34-6 at home.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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But what began as a movement characterized by sporadic outbursts of violence would soon morph into a premeditated political strategy of ethnic cleansing.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Other stories are far more chilling, chronicling regular outbursts and pushing, hitting or kicking.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Making a documentary consists of pushing people from the shadow to the light, and when the film is finished these people go back to their everyday life – to the shadow, in a way.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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As has been its custom for years, the Raleigh fixture is now a winter wonderland, decked out with thousands of sparkling lights, dazzling ornaments, Christmas trees, regal Nutcrackers, wreaths and festive garlands.Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The eruption began at 11:14 p.m. with little prior warning.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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May’s eruption persisted through late June, and December’s eruption began on the Reykjanes Peninsula after weeks of thousands of earthquakes.Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tlingit artist Preston Singletary has fashioned the tale's imagery into artworks made of multicolored glass — glass that's been blown, sculpted, sand-carved and arranged under the lights so that the pieces often appear to glow and gleam.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, what’s not to love about a product that makes the hair gleam while flooding it with nutrients?Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Blaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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