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glow

Definition for glow

verb as in burn, radiate

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Tamalpais glowed in the late afternoon light, and endorphins flooded our systems.

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This year, for World Meningitis Day on 5 October, York's Millennium Bridge will glow purple in Livia's memory.

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A 100-foot-tall pillar of fire cast an orange glow over the night sky.

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He said he checked neighbouring Bogo town and saw solar lamps casting a dim glow over streets strewn with boulders.

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Along the way, we get some classics, like the image of a burlesque dancer "glowing like the end of a cigarette"; or comparing a critic's barbs to "a toy chihuahua barking from a tiny purse".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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