flashed

verb

Definition of flashednext
past tense of flash
1
as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award

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2
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner

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3
as in twinkled
to shine with light at regular intervals the disco lights flashed, and the revelers danced

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4
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly flashed the news of the royal birth around the world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashed
  1. announced
  2. exhibited
  3. published
  4. showed
  5. declared
  6. unveiled
  7. exposed
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  • That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In Los Angeles, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a probe into a close call involving a plane transporting the Gonzaga University Men's basketball team.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of announced
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  • Images produced by Botto exhibited for sale at Sotheby’s New York in October 2024.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors argued that the clip showed that the Bravo star’s behavior exhibited signs that she was intoxicated during the incident, per the outlet.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhibited
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  • In photos published by DeuxMoi, a smiling Jackman is seen holding his phone up toward Burnett, 91, while sitting beside her in the theater and the rest of the audience is looking towards them.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This article was originally published by Glamour Spain.
    Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of published
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  • The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Sunday, the map showed nearly all major highways in the northern half of the state are covered in snow.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of showed
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  • Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
    Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Dozens of people have been infected around the country, California has declared a state of emergency and the spread among livestock has begun impacting the food supply.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of declared
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  • On the safety front, the platform unveiled privacy improvements, including AI identification of young users who lie about their age to automatically switch them to stricter privacy settings.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • At the Zhuhai Airshow, China unveiled the J-35A fifth-generation fighter jet and the J-15T fighter.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of unveiled
Verb
  • The vast majority of human cases of bird flu manifest from people being exposed to infected animals.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That could get even more exposed with a shorthanded second line if something doesn’t change soon in Dallas.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposed
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