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verb (1)

past tense of blaze

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verb (2)

past tense of blaze
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Recent Examples of blazed
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. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026 In early afternoon the blazed trail ended on the shore of a lake. — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Then Jonah Cox blazed down the line while beating out an infield hit. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Tom Marchitelli blazed a unique trail in his rise to suiting mostly NFL superstars as a founder, designer and stylist for custom menswear brand Gentleman’s Playbook. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 At liftoff, Falcon Heavy blazed off the pad at LC-39A, roaring with the thunder of 21 Merlin 1D engines on the business end of the SpaceX triple-booster launch vehicle. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The plight of immigrants is one of the defining moral issues of our time, and more and more big name musicians are following the trail Parton blazed so long ago. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The trail to understanding fluids as the product of the microscopic world was blazed, ironically, by physicists thinking about some of reality’s biggest scales. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Lead singer and guitarist Marisa Dabice blazed through 10 punky tracks, which, given her strong voice and hooky songwriting, surely converted some early arrivals. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 There would still cheap, B-movie versions of original hits, with straight-to-video sequels becoming an increasingly viable way to cash in the emerging home video market, but Coppola blazed a different trail for a studio’s biggest hits. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 In this moment, the sun’s faint outer atmosphere, its million-degree-Celsius corona, blazed into view. — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazed
Adjective
  • Stitched together, these scenes form a meandering narrative that responds to Wilson’s own proclaimed curiosities, but also apertures onto thornier and more existential topics.
    — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The release marks a significant milestone for the studio in a strategic partnership with Almuslim, first announced more than two years ago, aimed at adapting several of his popular literary works into film and television projects.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday morning, the Nobel Prize for medicine was announced.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her body skin shimmered, and her face glowed, looking even brighter with the help of what appear to be light-brown color contact lenses.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
  • My hair was thick, curly, and lush; my lips were full; my decades-long struggle with hormonal acne slowed to a stop; and my skin glowed.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The pentobarbital didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were burned and blistered from the caustic drugs.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This made the level of destruction Turner witnessed in 2017 even more shocking — especially as the area had burned before without this level of loss.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shawn suddenly jumped up from his seat and raced to the entrance.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Verstappen won the last time F1 raced at the Sepang circuit back in 2017.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, at the end, the Astros required less heralded players to help them to an 81-81 finish.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Southfield, Michigan native was a heralded three-star recruit for the Jayhawks and won a QB competition against Cole Ballard, but the feisty Missouri defense will be the first real test of his college career.
    — PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There was another surge in the 1990s, due largely to the effort of Connecticut native Jim Beloff, who published a series of popular ukulele songbooks and also helped design sleek new ukulele models called The Fluke and The Flea.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • An infinity-edge pool stretches toward the horizon, while expansive Ipe wood decks, flamed granite terraces, and an outdoor kitchen frame sweeping bay views.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
  • Finish with a cremaet, Valencian coffee flamed with rum infused with lemon and cinnamon.
    — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

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“Blazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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