as in sweetheart
a person with whom one is in love
decided to look up an old flame while she was in town
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as in to glow
to be on fire especially brightly
guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace
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as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights
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Recent Examples of flame
Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
And barring an improbable turn of events, the Celtics’ repeat title hopes are all but up in flames.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Comments Danny McBride, do not step on that flaming bag on your doorstep.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The vehicle stopped on its roof, trapping the driver inside, then became engulfed in flames, the CHP said.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
And barring an improbable turn of events, the Celtics’ repeat title hopes are all but up in flames.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Verb
Much like The Game Kitchen’s Blasphemous (2019) and Blasphemous 2 (2023), the pixel art utilized here is highly detailed, rendering backgrounds with depth like the flaming ruins of the Hayabusa clan’s village or cityscapes surrounded by rivers of blood.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Comments Danny McBride, do not step on that flaming bag on your doorstep.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flame
Noun
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As the high school sweethearts prepare to welcome their son, the teddy bear now holds a special place in their growing family.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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Many years later, after opening various bars and restaurants in the city, Yeng and his high school sweetheart, Brittany, created Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Reserve a late-afternoon session in the upstairs tasting room, order cheese and charcuterie, and watch the glowing sun set on the hills.—
Anya von Bremzen,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Without Tatum, Brown erupted for his best-scoring game of the series: 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 shooting from downtown.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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The talks came as protests erupted across China, where the loss of the U.S.—the country's largest single export market—was forcing factories to shut down.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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Infused with a generous amount of hydrating passion fruit oil and softening fig-pulp extract, the bullet glides on effortlessly, leaving behind hydrated lips with a layer of gorgeous, gleaming color on top.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
15 May 2025
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Skip Sprays and Shines While gleaming leaves look great, synthetic leaf shine sprays are likely to do more harm than good.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Ten-time Grammy nom Monáe, an equally impressive singer-songwriter who has become a fashion industry darling, follows in Jones’ footsteps with her own fervent fan base.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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Charlotte’s newest fine-dining darling is Albertine, with impressive food and service.—
Amber Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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An Early Start On May 17 Daylight had already been blazing across Tromsø’s hills for hours when the day’s events began.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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African cinema has arrived in Cannes determined to blaze its own trail amid signs of a slowdown in investment across the continent from the world’s leading streamers.—
Kevin Cassidy,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Russia on Sunday fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys targeting Ukraine's Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, according to Ukraine’s air force.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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American Reproductive Centers said Saturday in a post on Facebook that a vehicle had exploded in the parking lot near its Palm Springs facility earlier in the day.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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“Flame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flame. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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