as in glare
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
the glow of the restaurant's table lamps is especially flattering to diners
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as in to flame
to be on fire especially brightly
the coals glowed red-hot
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as in to blush
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride
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Recent Examples of glow
Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
This glow is the result of a chemical reaction involving luciferin and luciferase, the very same compounds that make fireflies shine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And a fake review may encourage others to purchase items that aren't worthy of a glowing rating.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Best Time to Visit Merriment seekers won’t want to pass up the chance to see Strasbourg all lit up in a twinkling glow and, of course, experience the renowned Christmas markets.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
This glow is the result of a chemical reaction involving luciferin and luciferase, the very same compounds that make fireflies shine.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
When they are surrounded by matter in a flattened cloud called an accretion disk that gradually feeds them, the gravitational influence of supermassive black holes causes immense friction, which causes this cosmic larder to glow.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And a fake review may encourage others to purchase items that aren't worthy of a glowing rating.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Our top all-in-one computer recommendation right now is the latest iMac (9/10, WIRED Recommends), which has plenty of power (and can be configured to deliver more), not to mention an excellent nano-texture screen (a separate add-on) that immensely reduces glare.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Lunsford also suggested to look for a glimpse of the meteors in the early morning hours of Friday and Saturday to avoid the glare of the nearly full moon.Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sign up for our free Book Pages newsletter about bestsellers, authors and more Readers may remember the title character as a warrior woman with flaming red hair wearing a bikini made from armor.Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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The cathedral also has new furniture, including a new altar to replace one crushed when the flaming spire collapsed.John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Blame it on Dior (who had a long love affair with the bloom) and Funny Face (in which Audrey Hepburn carries it as a fashion model playing the blushing bride).Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The star's beloved curtain bangs were present and accounted for, of course, as was her often-imitated, Tiktok-viral flushed, blushed baby pink cheek.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Pass them out at the party and turn the lights down and all your guests can dance, mingle and have a great time.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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This design turns Mocha Mousse into something futuristic, with a metallic sheen that catches the light and draws all eyes.Sofía Esquivel, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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Caffeine is a stimulant and has a diuretic effect, so your morning cup of coffee may mean your vitamin C doesn't absorb as well before being flushed out.Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Every day, 4 million inhabitants of L.A. and 29 other cities — including El Segundo — flush a quarter-billion gallons of wastewater into Hyperion’s treatment tanks.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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He’s been knee-deep in NASCAR since most of the other rookies were in diapers, or nothing more than a gleam in their father’s eye.Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Scott’s Tom Ripley was a clean break from that of Matt Damon; instead of a petulant pretty boy seized by envy and lust, this Ripley was older (Scott is in his late forties) and scarier, a lonesome manipulator with a murderous gleam in his eye.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sherwood’s revenge game A right-handed forward with blazing speed and a rocket of a shot scoring multiple goals in an Avs/Canucks matchup?Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, there are two meteor showers to close out the year; the Geminids will be seen blazing in the night sky until the shower’s finality on December 21, while the Ursids will peak December 21-22, according to the American Meteor Society.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glow. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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