as in flaring
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as in darting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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Recent Examples of flickering
Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickering
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.—
Julie Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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Zoo Lights: The National Zoo will be aglow in dazzling holiday illuminations for a few days longer.—
Analis Bailey,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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The neighborhood comes aglow with the soft light of thousands of luminaries.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
15 Dec. 2024
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Related article Webb telescope spots six rogue worlds within a glowing cosmic cloud The variability of the black hole’s activity is likely due to the random nature of the material flowing into the accretion disk, Yusef-Zadeh said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Audiences are also feeling friendly, with Cinema Score turning in a glowing A grade.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hit the links to find out more about each router—pre-orders are already live, with product shipping next week on the 26th.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert, featuring a live orchestra performing the show’s score, is touring (mostly outside North America) through May.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Use fire itself, not as a flaming wood chipper, but as a transmuting presence to which much of the landscape may already be adapted, a process that can massage the biota, not just blast it away.—
Stephen A. Pyne,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Flo Milli is closing out 2024 with yet another flaming hot freestyle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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Come for Menzel — who is a blazing force — and stay for the incredible ensemble, earwormy score and inventive stage setting.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The male has a dark blue head, vibrant green back and a blazing red chest, belly, and rump.—
Stan Tekiela,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Flickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickering. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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