1
as in burning
being on fire
the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
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2
as in illuminated
filled with much light
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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Adjective
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025 -
For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.—
Stephen A. Pyne,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Flo Milli is closing out 2024 with yet another flaming hot freestyle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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Very quickly, Nate learns to use his affliction to his advantage via such methods as grabbing a blazing hot frying pan and pummeling his stunned opponent with it during a kitchen fight.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Our players have to dangle from the helicopter and drop their winnings into a blazing ring of fire to double their earnings.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The steering is lighter and lither with greater willingness to change directions.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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As Durston has expanded with even lighter shelters spun from exotic materials and full-frame freestanding tents like the X-Dome, the X-Mid 2 has remained a solid ultralight option that offers an intriguing pound-for-pound value proposition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
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At night, many of these fishing vessels turn on bright lights to lure squid to the surface, where they are harvested using a large net.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s exactly what happens, but our eyes (which are not blessed with high dynamic range) see a bright side of the moon and an almost black side as Earth’s shadow travels across it.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The stadium is alight with the group’s signature pink lightstick.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Social media has been alight throughout the season with accusations that the NFL’s officials are helping the Chiefs with big calls in critical moments.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ablaze. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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