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as in burning
being on fire
the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
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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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Recent Examples of ablaze
This explains why one pepper can be mild enough to snack on, while another can set your mouth ablaze.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Tens of thousands of acres are ablaze in the Florida Everglades, triggering air quality alerts for Broward County.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
The internet has been ablaze with discourse about the new album, as Swift's loyal fans eagerly anticipate the album's release.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The charging documents identified 225 such incidents, including when defendants had hurled a Molotov cocktail through a window of the state’s Department of Public Safety headquarters, injuring two employees and setting the building ablaze.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Tens of thousands of acres are ablaze in the Florida Everglades, triggering air quality alerts for Broward County.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
The internet has been ablaze with discourse about the new album, as Swift's loyal fans eagerly anticipate the album's release.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The charging documents identified 225 such incidents, including when defendants had hurled a Molotov cocktail through a window of the state’s Department of Public Safety headquarters, injuring two employees and setting the building ablaze.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ablaze
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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At the heart of the park is another immersive extravaganza as footage of seascapes and schools of fish swirls dizzyingly around one of the world’s biggest wraparound screens whilst drones which look like illuminated jellyfish fill the air.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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LEDs replace chrome, and there's a new take on BMW's usual four headlights, although the illuminated kidney grill is an option, not mandatory.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Competition, passive-aggressive zingers and hard feelings turn their relationship into a flaming hot mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Firemen spoke of seeing tenants sitting outside flaming buildings with their belongings neatly arranged beside them.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Izamal, Mexico Bathed in golden ochre, Izamal shimmers beneath the blazing Yucatán sun—its colonial facades and cobbled streets glowing like honeycomb.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Newer faces impress in Mizzou scrimmage Under the blazing St. Charles sun, a handful of Tigers shined with key players on the sidelines.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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Earlier this week, transit officials in North Carolina released a graphic video showing the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Zarutska on a light rail train.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Pixel’s Magic Editor leverages generative AI tools, which can remove objects in the background, alter lighting, and realistically change the entire mood of a phone (a bright middary sun can easily be compensated for).—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Academy graduate Charlie Tasker is a bright prospect.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Flames and dark smoke billowed over a cement factory that was set alight by a wildfire that swept through olive groves and forests and disrupted rail traffic on the outskirts of the Greek city of Patras, west of Athens.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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My hands smeared in gore, eyes alight with frenzied ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ablaze. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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