flaring (up)

present participle of flare (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaring (up)
Verb
  • Videos showing green flames erupting from a manhole cover following an explosion at Texas Tech University have drawn wide attention online.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Bursts of energy erupting from the Sun, like solar flares, can generate shocks in the solar wind current, leading to higher risks for geomagnetic storms.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Hezbollah's capabilities were badly damaged in the fighting - not least by a covert attack on Hezbollah operatives with exploding pagers, which resulted in over 30 deaths and thousands of injuries, including some civilians.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Exactly because production is exploding globally, so are efforts by a myriad of entities to facilitate all this exchange.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This offseason’s attrition is glaring on both the offensive and defensive lines, the latter of which Shanahan hopes to fortify with some of the 49ers’ 11 draft picks.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The lack of defensive discipline is glaring.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Flaring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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