sparkler

noun

spar·​kler ˈspär-klər How to pronounce sparkler (audio)
: one that sparkles: such as
a
b
: a firework that throws off brilliant sparks on burning

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Paige wrote alongside eight black-and-white wedding photos of the pair posing for portraits outside, kissing, and walking hand in hand during their sparkler sendoff. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 After the Fire: The Road to Recovery On New Years Eve night, 2025, sparklers on champagne bottles ignited acoustic foam on the ceiling of Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, killing 41 people and injuring more than 100. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026 The couple is engaged, per People, which cited a source in confirming the news that came after paparazzi photographs surfaced last week showing Kravitz wearing a massive diamond sparkler on her ring finger and kissing Styles in London. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 Her first husband, high school sweetheart James Dougherty, didn’t present her with a sparkler before their 1942 wedding. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sparkler

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First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sparkler was in 1713

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“Sparkler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sparkler. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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sparkler

noun
spar·​kler ˈspär-klər How to pronounce sparkler (audio)
1
2
: a firework that throws off very bright sparks as it burns

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