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glow
noun as in burning, brightness
Strongest matches
bloom, blossom, brilliance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glitter, intensity, light, radiance, ray, warmth
Strong matches
afterglow, blush, effulgence, flush, gusto, heat, incandescence, lambency, luminosity, passion, phosphorescence, splendor, vividness
Example Sentences
An orange glow of flames could be seen through windows next to the illuminated BBC Scotland sign on the south side of the building.
No iPhone glows disturbed the darkness, just snores and the thud of wheels, the occasional whoosh of a passing train tilting us to one side.
Sections of charred scaffolding fell from the burning apartment blocks in hellish scenes late on Wednesday, as flames inside apartments sometimes belched out through windows into a night sky that glowed orange.
Koerner and Daisy May frolicked for a while in his new office, which had a golden glow in the morning light.
But Shakespeare as a brand remains unparalleled in our culture: Mere invocation of his work can confer a warm, orangey glow of importance upon an otherwise pedestrian reflection on it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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