as in loud
excessively showy
flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town
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as in burning
to shine with a bright harsh light
floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison
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Recent Examples of flaring
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The leader places a Metolius TCU, an unstable and extremely outdated piece of gear, in a flaring crumbly crack—and skips a nice bolt one foot below for no apparent reason.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
Many flaring meteors with trains are seen under good skies, but only the brightest of them will be visible in 2025.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 July 2025
This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
The company boasted that with its flaring wheel wells, the Mars is 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide.
—Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
Then on March 11, 2019, another flaring incident led Solano County health officials to warn residents with respiratory issues to stay indoors.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
And the Railroad Commission sometimes approves flaring smaller volumes than requested, which is not captured in the data.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Although the Sun can produce gamma-rays during certain flaring events, that isn’t the case during most of the Sun’s life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The formfitting silhouette gave way to a mermaid skirt, hugging Hudgens at the knees and flaring slightly.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Already, many travelers are booking hotels and tours in the two countries to witness the sun’s brilliant, flaring corona come into view.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Its growing complexity and flaring activity suggest the region may still have more surprises in store.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Sure, there are energetic flaring conditions where the Sun does temporarily emit gamma-rays, but those are rare and inconsistent.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The leader places a Metolius TCU, an unstable and extremely outdated piece of gear, in a flaring crumbly crack—and skips a nice bolt one foot below for no apparent reason.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
Many flaring meteors with trains are seen under good skies, but only the brightest of them will be visible in 2025.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 July 2025
This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
The company boasted that with its flaring wheel wells, the Mars is 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide.
—Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
Then on March 11, 2019, another flaring incident led Solano County health officials to warn residents with respiratory issues to stay indoors.
—Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
Verb
The strapless dress cinched the pop star's waist before flaring out into a peplum with a contrasting polka-dot pattern in pink and black.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
And the Railroad Commission sometimes approves flaring smaller volumes than requested, which is not captured in the data.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Although the Sun can produce gamma-rays during certain flaring events, that isn’t the case during most of the Sun’s life.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The formfitting silhouette gave way to a mermaid skirt, hugging Hudgens at the knees and flaring slightly.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
Already, many travelers are booking hotels and tours in the two countries to witness the sun’s brilliant, flaring corona come into view.
—Cassandra Brooklyn, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Its growing complexity and flaring activity suggest the region may still have more surprises in store.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaring
Adjective
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McIlroy received the loudest cheers of the day as his eagle shot dropped in on the par 5.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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And instead of Mulder talking about his fond memories playing for the A’s in Oakland, a loud and repeating beep echoed through the public address system.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These bones are covered by thinner layers of muscle and fat and would have been more prone to burning if a body were placed over a fire.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Farad Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Just a 10-minute stroll from the city center, the elevation affords something akin to a retreat; Bolaño feels spirited away from the noisy streets, surrounded instead by humming cicadas and chirping birds.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the vast and noisy Southern Ocean, such predictability may be the key to helping rivals or potential mates recognize an individual voice across miles of ice and water.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inside, the minimalist lobby doubles as a gallery, and the in-house restaurant, The Hive, is dripping with sculptures of glowing honeycombs, kudzu vines, and swarms of bees.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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The mural, which took nearly three years to complete, features glowing, starry skies punctuated by larger-than-life characters and magical landscapes that don’t exist in our realm.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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A level 2 of 4 threat for excessive rainfall is in place for parts of eastern New Mexico and western Texas due to rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible in the heaviest storms.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But, mirroring basically every year, there were glaring omissions.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Padres might come to regret trading Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek, but another trade deadline acquisition, Freddy Fermin, has provided a decent upgrade at a position of glaring weakness.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the flashing beacon crosswalk no longer a choice, one option would be to install a radar speed sign.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Trump’s legal action was only the most obvious manifestation of the all-guns-blazing approach the president had taken, with others in his orbit following his lead.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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All three of the Tigers’ offensive corners came in the frame, with two leading to a couple blazing shots from Poire.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Flaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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