flares

British

/ flɛəz /

plural noun

informal trousers with legs that widen below the knee

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Example Sentences

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They may be too hot, lack stable atmospheres, or be exposed to frequent flares and intense radiation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

"It means an EV owner in Beijing simply doesn't feel the pain at the pump when the Middle East flares up," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

When her anxiety about her finances flares up, she draws strength from how women have historically risen to the occasion when faced with challenges, she said.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Fans chanted against the owners and held aloft banners as flares filled the air on Sir Matt Busby Way.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

All the details he’d memorized jumped out like flares in the night, names and titles and plays that now made perfect sense because of Albert.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

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