BLAZES Synonyms: 278 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of blaze

as in explosions

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion

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as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights

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blazes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of blaze

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures

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blazes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of blaze

as in burns

to be on fire especially brightly the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire

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as in flames

to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight blazed through my window

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as in races

to proceed or move quickly an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace

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Noun

Now, authorities say a man is responsible for starting one of those fires — and has admitted to igniting multiple previous blazes in the same area dating back to last year, according to prosecutors. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the week a man was arrested and charged with intentionally setting the biggest of the three Spokane-area blazes. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the week, a man was arrested and charged with intentionally setting the biggest of the three Spokane-area blazes. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 They can be equipped with tanks to drop water or fire retardant onto blazes. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 The West has been dealing with extreme fire behavior with blazes also in Oregon and Washington state. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 From America to Algeria, dangerous blazes are occurring around the world, giving us a glimpse into an age ablaze. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 While there is little evidence of a statewide arson trend, intentionally set blazes have greater potential to spread as fire seasons lengthen, climate change intensifies and forests become denser. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 Before Saturday’s blazes, firefighters were still working elsewhere in the state to contain 10 large fires burning across about 225,000 acres, according to an earlier statement. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

As the flames approached the community in July, the majority of the village’s 3,500 residents were forced to flee their homes, as hundreds of firefighters were deployed to tackle blazes more violent and unpredictable than in previous years. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Calmer winds and cooler temperatures assisted fire crews in their battle against the Spokane blazes Monday, but temperature are anticipated to climb back into the 90s by Wednesday and continue to push firefighters to their limits. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 As such, the trio hired Fede Alvarez to direct 2013’s Evil Dead, Lee Cronin to helm Evil Dead Rise in 2023 and Sébastien Vaniček to direct Evil Dead Burn, which blazes its way into theaters this weekend. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Fewer, but more ‘devastating’ blazes That the world suffered fewer acres torched by wildfires in 2025 likely comes as little relief to the countries and cities that battled the infernos last year. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026 That’s the two-seamer that kind of blazes a trail in. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Officials are spreading the word in the wake of deadly fires within the last month that killed five people in Manhattan and the Bronx, blazes that could have been more easily contained if doors were used to help snuff out the flames. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 Studies have shown that rising temperatures due to climate change are fueling longer wildfire seasons, and making blazes both more frequent and more destructive. — Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026 Once Orion blazes through Earth's atmosphere, the protective heat shield will be cast off to make way for parachutes to deploy and slow the vehicle down. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazes

Noun

Small explosions happen within the park every few years and generally present localized dangers.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Earlier this summer in Germany, evacuations were ordered in record-breaking heat after a wildfire triggered explosions in a nature reserve strewn with leftover ordnance from World War II.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

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Concertgoers gather outside Chase Center after a message announces that Earth, Wind and Fire is unable to perform due to a medical emergency involving a member of the band in San Francisco, California, August 6, 2026.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
That is why Whole Foods Market, the nation’s largest natural grocer, today announces a partnership with the National Young Farmers Coalition to launch the Next Generation Farmer Fund.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Part of the process included increasing the duration of the satellite’s thruster burns to get ready for the multi-hour firings needed while grappling the observatory.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Around one in 7,000 people carries a broken copy of this gene that almost acts like a GLP-1 drug—the body burns fuel more efficiently, and the risk of disease lowers.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026

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As back-to-school season arrives, Molly O’Shea, a pediatrician and spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, told KOAT7 that keeping teens in school matters even when anxiety flares.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
City officials and public safety leaders say residents cannot legally reserve a public street space with furniture, cones or homemade markers, even as the tradition flares up again around big events like Picklesburgh.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 July 2026

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November races to watch With three months until election day, four swing districts in California, Washington and Arizona could play key roles.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
In The Secret of Secrets novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of races

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Scientists are curious about the sun’s inner workings to better track massive bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that can hurl toward Earth.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The engines, adapted from those used in the company’s heavy machinery, mix pressurized hydrogen gas with air and ignite it to create bursts of power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Any glares or slight changes in the atmosphere created by the solar panels could become catastrophic, resident Sam Rolph said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026

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