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flare

verb as in increase activity suddenly

verb as in spread

Strongest match

Strong matches

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Alaska restricts flaring of natural gas, a common way to dispose of the volatile substance, but a lack of pipelines limits shipments to markets.

Now puzzled, the team began to dig deeper and found that these flares occurred most often when planet HIP 67522b passed in front of the star, when viewed from Earth.

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Fighting flared up again in Gaza and Lebanon despite cease-fires on both fronts, highlighting the gray zone the region finds itself in under deals that have halted two years of war without bringing sustained peace.

Easton was 3 years old when his daycare provider sent up a flare about his behavior.

His sunsum flares, making me dizzy and nauseous with him so close.

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

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