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as in to twinkle
to shine with light at regular intervals
she loves to sit in the dark and watch the lights on the Christmas tree blink in ever-changing patterns
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as in to succumb
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
stood blinking at the ridiculous scene before him in utter disbelief
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Recent Examples of blink
Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 July 2025
Join a Zoom call in your home office while your kids stream a movie in the living room without anyone buffering or disconnecting, and with speeds up to 5,400 Mbps, your webpages will load in the blink of an eye.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Diana, for example, when anything unpleasant was said in her presence, would slowly blink her eyes in an incredible act of denial.
—Rosemary Counter, Time, 25 June 2025
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Verb
Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 July 2025
Join a Zoom call in your home office while your kids stream a movie in the living room without anyone buffering or disconnecting, and with speeds up to 5,400 Mbps, your webpages will load in the blink of an eye.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Noun
Bustling population centers like that can be used to repopulate areas that blink out elsewhere.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Diana, for example, when anything unpleasant was said in her presence, would slowly blink her eyes in an incredible act of denial.
—Rosemary Counter, Time, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blink
Verb
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Check out Alila Ventana Big Sur for rustic luxury where the lush forest meets the coastal cliffs Garland Ranch Regional Park – In Carmel Valley, Garland Ranch Regional Park offers a scenic setting for gazing at the twinkling constellations in the serenity of the surrounding Santa Lucia Mountains.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Fellow porters huffing their way up a hillside; the stars twinkling above the desert sand; the layered waves of Caroline Polachek’s staggeringly beautiful title song cresting over the horizon at just the right moment.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
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Those who made the trek squinted at football from baseball sight lines in a domed stadium that felt lifeless.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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As the cars zoomed around the track, spectators squinted to decipher whose ride was whose.—
William Liang,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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In a moment that is almost cliché, the lawyer is the first to succumb to the terror of the T-Rex.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some leaders recently have succumbed to such efforts and paid the piper, while others have resisted.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The proud dad shared an adorable new photo with their little one on Instagram Wednesday, July 3 On Wednesday, July 2, Irwin's husband, Chandler Powell, 28, shared an adorable Instagram photo of Grace Warrior Irwin Powell staring in amazement at a rainbow.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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On the left, 23-month-old Riot Rose sucks on a pacifier and stares apathetically at his mom before hiding behind the shade canopy of his carseat, seemingly having pulled it over himself to avoid his mom’s camera lens.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Now my house is awash with the LED glow of charging bulbs that are just waiting for the next power outage to do their trick.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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The image also shows the glow of Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston to the northeast, with Torreón, Mexico, to the southwest.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Our instructions were simple enough: do not lose sight of each other, and follow the flickering lights from space to space.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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During Dead & Company’s residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, the silhouette of the Wall appears once more, towering above the crowd, a flickering memory made mythic.—
Noah Eckstein,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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The view from the window looked like the backdrop of a talk show—a jumble of tall buildings with thousands of lit windows, some of them winking.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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In the meantime, Claude scrutinized the room, alternately winking and scowling at the residents and care workers within eyeshot before diligently watching the door.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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The brewery opted not to submit any beers to the State Fair’s competition, according to the log of entries.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars
July 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
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After nearly three years of discussion and refinement, plans have been submitted to the city of San Diego for a pair of monument signs to mark La Jolla’s Bird Rock area.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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“Blink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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