as in proclaimed
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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures
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as in glowed
to be on fire especially brightly
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
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as in burned
to shine with a bright harsh light
the spotlight blazed through my window
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace
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Recent Examples of blazed
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
In early afternoon the blazed trail ended on the shore of a lake.
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Elwyn "bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Some celebrity children went to their parents' own Ivy alma maters — like Conan O'Brien's son, who went to Harvard University — while others blazed their own academic paths to institutions like Brown, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Only four days later, on March 21, another cosmic fragment blazed across the skies of Texas.
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Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Running back Jonathon Brooks, who is returning from back-to-back ACL surgeries on his right knee, caught a pass across the middle from Young and blazed down the field through traffic.
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Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
This tour walks the trail blazed by Cathy Aguado, who discovered the monarchs’ overwintering site in 1975.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
As Cuciuffo blazed over, Maradona had continued his run in behind Fenwick and been flattened with a blatant elbow.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Before the likes of Telfar Clemens, LaQuan Smith, or the late Virgil Abloh became fashion industry forces, Kelly blazed a trail of his own.
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Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Coulombe blazed through a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth on eight pitches.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Adjective
Since last year, hunting is now allowed on Sundays on private lands only, but no hunting can occur within 40 yards of any blazed trail open to the public.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
In early afternoon the blazed trail ended on the shore of a lake.
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Elwyn "bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun and swung by Earth last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Some celebrity children went to their parents' own Ivy alma maters — like Conan O'Brien's son, who went to Harvard University — while others blazed their own academic paths to institutions like Brown, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Only four days later, on March 21, another cosmic fragment blazed across the skies of Texas.
—
Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
Running back Jonathon Brooks, who is returning from back-to-back ACL surgeries on his right knee, caught a pass across the middle from Young and blazed down the field through traffic.
—
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
This tour walks the trail blazed by Cathy Aguado, who discovered the monarchs’ overwintering site in 1975.
—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
As Cuciuffo blazed over, Maradona had continued his run in behind Fenwick and been flattened with a blatant elbow.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Before the likes of Telfar Clemens, LaQuan Smith, or the late Virgil Abloh became fashion industry forces, Kelly blazed a trail of his own.
—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Coulombe blazed through a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth on eight pitches.
—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazed
Adjective
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Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
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After Lyles announced that Harrington won the second ballot, the council voted unanimously to acclaim Harrington as the city’s next mayor.
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Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced.
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After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.
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The sandstone bowl of a stadium built in 1924 glowed gold.
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The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment.
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Idling trucks, sandbag piles and large metal trailers stationed around a massive cold storage facility that burned for days in Boyle Heights signaled that the work to clean up millions of pounds of spoiled food and burned debris had begun Friday morning.
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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
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The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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Italy brings the scenery, a heady dose of history, its heralded cuisine, and delicious wine, plus an appreciation of the good life that makes small moments feel like big deals.
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But on May 22, CBS will end its heralded radio service.
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Amid news of the investigation, TMZ published footage from a 2023 incident involving the former couple, in which Paul was seen yelling and throwing chairs at Mortensen while a child was nearby.
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As the book published, the two wanted to know the fates of some of the US pilots lost in combat in Thailand, including McKinney.
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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.
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Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.
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“Blazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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