rayed

verb

past tense of ray
1
as in shone
to emit rays of light klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

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2
as in radiated
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes

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  1. shone
  2. radiated
  3. glowed
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  • The polished green tourmaline of her Bulgari choker shone like some kind of enchanted talisman.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But history shone brightest on Ben Ali, who was trained at Rancho Del Paso and won the 12th Run for the Roses in 1886.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of shone
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  • As Edie, the sister of one of Brando’s fellow dock workers who is murdered, Saint radiated a palpable chemistry with her costar, the characters’ burgeoning romance undeniable.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • 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
Definition of glowed
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“Rayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rayed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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