as in shimmering
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as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights
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Recent Examples of glittering
Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Where New Orleans offers glittering, over-the-top galas and grandiose, orchestrated parades, in this region, homegrown events equal truck-bed concerts and krewe members on horseback.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
At its heart is a massive, glittering lake, and the historic center of town has medieval architecture, Gothic churches, and cobblestone streets.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The nighttime inferno encroaching on Netflix’s glittering Sunset Boulevard headquarters?
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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The dress also featured an ornate cape with even more glittering details throughout.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Where New Orleans offers glittering, over-the-top galas and grandiose, orchestrated parades, in this region, homegrown events equal truck-bed concerts and krewe members on horseback.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
At its heart is a massive, glittering lake, and the historic center of town has medieval architecture, Gothic churches, and cobblestone streets.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The nighttime inferno encroaching on Netflix’s glittering Sunset Boulevard headquarters?
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glittering
Adjective
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Spencer sees her from the window, somehow IMMEDIATELY recognizes his bundled-up wife in the blinding whiteness, then races through the cars and hops out the back.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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Don’t forget to highlight your cheeks and the tip of your nose with a blinding highlighter.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Against elites, his Dangerous Fenwick is just over 50 percent, but his goal share (11-1) is a scintillating 91 percent.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The attention required to keep up isn’t always rewarded by the most scintillating developments in a plot that tends more often to simmer on a medium flame than come to a boil.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2023
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For now, though, the most glaring question mark is at left guard.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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In some years, the misalignment is even more glaring: In 2023, 7.9 percent of people who filled out the survey self-declared as vegan or vegetarian, but only 1.8 percent actually ate that way consistently.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Glittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittering. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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