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
Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
More images below of the horizon glow that comes to life just above the Moon’s surface as the sun goes down.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Their skin glows with a beauty that is beyond compare, and their eyes, like honey whiskey, captivate with a depth that’s intoxicating.
—Bryce Alexander Dixon, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For glam, Graham opted for a warm glow that included bronzer, highlighter, sharp brows, and a soft pink lip.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025
More images below of the horizon glow that comes to life just above the Moon’s surface as the sun goes down.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Demons move in waves over cliffs slick with rain, cultists chanting in perfect circles, pentagrams glowing beneath their feet.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Their skin glows with a beauty that is beyond compare, and their eyes, like honey whiskey, captivate with a depth that’s intoxicating.
—Bryce Alexander Dixon, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glow
Noun
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The butter-yellow rectangular frames add a subtle pop of color without being too bold, and the UV400 lenses help reduce glare while keeping your eyes protected.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2025
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The national glare, to those working there, is getting old.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Ash People, who bear red headdresses and have ash smeared across their faces, then attack Jake and Neytiri with a barrage of flaming arrows.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas, showering flaming debris from the sky and shattering windows.—
Huey Mun Leong and Danial Azhar,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Finally, as the name suggests, sunrise and sunset are spectacular times to behold the dunes blushing coral pink—another reason to consider camping here for a night or two.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2025
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No American travels abroad without blushing for shame for his country on this subject.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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State health agencies are preparing to lay off dozens of data scientists and epidemiologists in light of the cuts.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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On the Jamaica travel warning, Rubio did not promise it would be eased but did say revisions were possible in light of progress the Jamaican government has made in reducing crime.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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Even the two newest locks, built in 2016, only reuse about 60% of water on each transit – 40% is flushed to avoid saltwater from the oceans intruding into the watershed.—
Karina Garcia,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately for Cincinnati, eight innings of quality baseball were flushed down the toilet as Gibaut surrendered the lead in a nightmare ninth inning.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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As Jarrett revisited that encounter, a gleam entered his eyes.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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At about 100 times that distance, the optical gleam of Earth’s city lights would fade to black—better but still far short of even our next nearest star.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As soon as the orchestra began playing the overture, the blazing showmanship of Patti LuPone came rushing back to me from her performance in Laurents’ 2008 production.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Bob the Drag Queen — real name Christopher Delmar Caldwell — has blazed quite the trail for himself since winning the eighth season of RuPaul‘s Drag Race.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Glow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glow. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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