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noun

plural of steady
as in flames

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steady
as in underlies

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  1. flames
  2. underlies
  3. lovers
  4. sustains
  5. loves
Noun
  • Rioters clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames in France’s worst civil unrest in years as violence and looting swept through major cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Video of the 143-year-old building in flames, its bell tower collapsing, spread widely online over the weekend.
    — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flames
Verb
  • And now this partnership really underlies our ecosystems on Earth.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Permafrost, a layer of ground made up of soil, rock and sediment, underlies nearly 15% of the land surface in the Northern Hemisphere.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of underlies
Noun
  • Nature lovers, artists (Ansel Adams found a muse in the Snake River), and outdoor adventurers know the gateway to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is more than just a winter sports destination.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lovers
Verb
  • This difference influences how nuclear fuel behaves and how a reactor sustains fission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this account, its processing does not intrinsically continue the fourfold coherence through which nature sustains intelligence.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
Noun
  • Phillip had his music, and, for better or worse, Sabrina had her loves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the year since Love Is Blind Season 10 was filmed, cast members have moved on with new loves—and even a new family.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loves
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