Appear
Appear verb - To come into view.
Flare and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flare" instead a verb "Appear".
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Flare
Flare verb - To shine with a bright harsh light.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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All of the UFOs in Close Encounters of the Third Kind appear in night-time shots, festooned with lights that produce lots of lens flare - culminating of course in the giant mothership.
Source: Lens Flare -
One could easily assume that the lighter —which Claire has to carry in her inventory— is necessary to set off the flare gun and make the key appear, but all that does is make it visible.
Source: Video Game / Resident Evil 2
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