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lighting (up)

verb

Definition of lighting (up)

present participle of light (up)

as in flaring (up)

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glowing

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The deep-space image reveals a 230-light-year-wide swathe of the glowing emission nebula N159, threaded with denser filaments of reddish molecular hydrogen that hide countless energetic young stars.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The yellow Pokémon mascot had glowing glasses and ears that changed colors along with the set.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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