as in burnt
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flared
An upright nose with a three-bar gloss black grille, horizontal running lights and headlights lead to a long hood and flared front fenders.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Flared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flared. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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