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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
On the red carpet, celebrities like Jennifer Garner and Ayo Edebiri glowed in shimmering, embellished ensembles; on stage, meanwhile, comedian Nikki Glaser reprised her hosting duties for the second year in a row.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Scherzinger glowed with an excited expression, her arms raised again in the air.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Light glowed faintly behind the curtains.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
This erstwhile motor lodge that glowed up to become one of the most historically hip boutique hotels in Atlanta is an unmistakable landmark in Poncey-Highland.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Photographers were able to capture striking views as shooting stars raced across the starfields of sparkling Northern Hemisphere constellations including Taurus and Orion, as the jewel-like stars of the Pleiades open cluster glowed nearby.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The ground cover glowed gold and red.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Gabrielle Union glowed with glossy lips and sky-high lashes, and Viola Davis added a playful edge with a pop of blue eyeliner.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowed
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The Palisades fire burned for 24 days, destroying more than 6,800 structures, damaging countless others and forcing most of the neighborhood’s residents to move elsewhere.—
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Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.—
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However, today, blush has easily become one of the all-time favorite makeup products, especially with the younger generation that wants to look extra sun-kissed and blushed.—
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Her cheeks were only lightly blushed, as were her lips.—
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Horrific escape As smoke filled the lounge and the fire blazed, partygoers rushed toward a narrow staircase.—
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The rings are ripples created when a small blue dwarf galaxy—visible to the left of LEDA 1313424 in Hubble’s image—blazed through the Bullseye’s heart about 50 million years ago.—
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Red-orange and fierce in color, high and wide in girth, the flames surged forward, consuming every house, school, church, business, vehicle, bush and bicycle in its path, animated by hundred mile an hour winds and dragged by the swirling clouds of smoke that flushed ahead and settled over our home.—
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He was flushed out of the pocket to the right and impressively found Justin Jefferson, who was running a hitch route.—
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Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.—
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Look for notes of cherry, brown sugar, black pepper, pipe tobacco, leather, and flamed orange peel.—
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Streetlights flickered before large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, as a thick fog settled over the streets and temperatures plummeted to –5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).—
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By early Sunday afternoon, power was restored to parts of the Richmond District, drawing cheers from residents when lights flickered back on.—
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The china gleamed, the Waterford sparkled, and the silver was polished.—
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Voukenas Petrides’s Split Tube Chair Also at Gallery FUMI, Greek designer duo Voukenas Petrides’s Split Tube Chair gleamed from the floor.—
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At the Duchess of Edinburgh Cup in November 2025, her trio of diamonds shone bright in contrast with her muted camo jacket.—
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The fullback shone in the CPL with the necessary professional playing time, leading all CPL players with 1,984 total passes.—
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“Glowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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