Thesaurus results for GLOWED

glowed

verb

past tense of glow

as in burned

to be on fire especially brightly the coals glowed red-hot

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as in blushed

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) when they found out he had won the tournament, his parents glowed with pride

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Recent Examples of glowed Inspired by an art show that was itself inspired by the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, the club featured palm trees, polka-dot banquettes, murals of the hotel and pool, and a NO VACANCY sign outside that glowed perpetually into the night. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 Scientists began describing minerals that glowed in the dark as phosphors in the Middle Ages. — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 String lights glowed overhead as the San Gabriel Mountains went dark behind them. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026 No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 The downtown skyline glowed behind them and the City of Angels — the entertainment capital of the world — beckoned below. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, who cloaked uncompromising feminist ideals in stories and novels that glowed with magical realism, died on July 3 in San Francisco following a stroke. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

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Byblow says earth tones will be major this season — think rusty red, forest green, burnt orange, and chocolate brown.

— Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
But full blocks of houses along roads leading into the forest burned to the ground.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
The oversize headwear shaded her face, shielding her dark brows over her taupe smoky eye, lightly blushed cheeks and the pop of pink on her lips.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 June 2026

Definition of blushed

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The plight of immigrants is one of the defining moral issues of our time, and more and more big name musicians are following the trail Parton blazed so long ago.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The trail to understanding fluids as the product of the microscopic world was blazed, ironically, by physicists thinking about some of reality’s biggest scales.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of blazed

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An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.

— Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

Definition of flamed

Verb

In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleamed

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The lefty, who shined in the Yankees’ rotation before suffering a flexor strain, could also factor into the bullpen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Kevin McCarthy captured a spectacular view as the eclipsed moon shone blood red in the skies over North Carolina, after a brief weather scare!

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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