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flashing

[flash-ing] / ˈflæʃ ɪŋ /














NOUN
indecent exposure
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Flashing cars carrying heavily armed policemen are patrolling the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Flashing lights were put in trees, bushes and on roof tops, while car tyres were repurposed as flower pots and painted bright colours.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Flashing back to her meeting with Gabriel two years before, Gabriel reveals that he meant to marry Rick and Michonne, and even found a ring for them, “but what happened happened.”

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2024

Flashing a wide smile and his knack for spinning yarns, Robertson acted as the ringleader in “The Last Waltz,” widely regarded as one of the greatest concert films ever made.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Flashing Zu a reassuring smile, I added, “You’ll be ahead of everyone else your age by the time things go back to normal.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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