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flare

[flair] / flɛər /


VERB
spread
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Despite a round of antivirals, the flare turned into the painful condition Bell’s palsy, a complication that causes muscle weakness and drooping, often in one side of the face.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

This last major disruption produces a bright flare and sends fragments scattering at greater relative speeds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The line floats in the top margin of a spiral notebook like a signal flare scrawled in pencil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

But a flare up of her endometriosis, a condition which sees tissue similar to the lining of the womb grow outside of it, meant she was competing in difficult conditions:

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Once again, there was a flare of wobble.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

And it seems that these undetected flares may contribute to several of the hallmark diseases of old age.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Together, the findings suggest that recurring flares involve a coordinated and increasingly active inflammatory environment, rather than just a handful of immune cells acting independently.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Earlier, AFP saw two people climb over the education ministry wall and throw flares into the building.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Though he claims to have mellowed some after years of therapy, his mega-temper still flares if you double-cross or cheap out on a client or a colleague.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But when she does her inspection of this work, she flares her honest smile again.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

Concerns about JetBlue’s viability have flared in recent days, however.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

While Freeman seemed to overcome the knee tendinitis that flared in September, with treatment and a little extra rest, Ohtani still didn’t look like himself entering the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Zips were used to modulate the length of skirts, they ran across leather jackets and down a flared blue pair of trousers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tempers and emotions flared - despite a warning from the Speaker, Edwin Poots, to mind their manners - amid shouting across the packed benches.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Hot anger flared from his mind and rippled through his body with a surge of heat.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Yet another will relax rules around the routine flaring of "associated gas."

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Images from the European Union’s Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite showed flaring at the plant, but the official Saudi statement didn’t identify Abqaiq as a target of the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Reaching the semi-finals came at a price, though, with his arm injury flaring up again at Wimbledon and leaving Draper "devastated" at having to pull out of his home Grand Slam.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Oil has been back in the spotlight with Iran tensions flaring back up, but investors are more focused on the start of another crucial quarterly earnings season.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

She put down her fork, nostrils flaring, eyes wide.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman


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