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as in twinkles
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 succumbs
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 stares
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 blinks
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Even after five years in the job, Alejo occasionally blinks in confusion at a line and turns to her laptop to google what these government and corporate bureaucracies are trying to say.
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Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
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ABC News,
20 May 2026
Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
The executive blinks, not computing the correction.
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Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
The beauty of this method is that the camera only blinks every 30 seconds.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks.
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Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Just a microphone that never blinks, never takes a break and never misses a shift.
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Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
The question is who blinks first.
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William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Even after five years in the job, Alejo occasionally blinks in confusion at a line and turns to her laptop to google what these government and corporate bureaucracies are trying to say.
—
Megan Greenwell,
Bloomberg,
9 June 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
—
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal.
—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
The executive blinks, not computing the correction.
—
Ryan O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
The beauty of this method is that the camera only blinks every 30 seconds.
—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks.
—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Just a microphone that never blinks, never takes a break and never misses a shift.
—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinks
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Theo James flashes a peace sign in London's Mayfair at the official opening of RH's new flagship on June 25.
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Trying to shed ‘nice-guy tendencies’ Jeff Whittington stands in front of the room, flashes a boyish smile, and prepares to be lambasted.
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Nashville — Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision.
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Meanwhile, Charles squints at the phone.
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With three days to go before Krypto succumbs to the slow-acting agent, Supergirl sets out on a cosmic adventure to retrieve the antidote, confronting her emotional trauma along the way.
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If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.
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Her shocked caregiver stares at her uncomprehendingly.
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The first photo of the two-slide carousel shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet in his arms while Meghan, her arm on her husband, stares lovingly at her daughter.
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The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.
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Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.
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On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.
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But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.
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The film, from director Susanne Bier, opens September 11, and the first teaser showed the old house that was rebuilt meticulously, as well as the two Owens sisters getting up to a whole lot of witchy stuff and some sly winks.
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Badlands might be a simple movie on the surface, but it's filled with little details, bits of lore, and cheeky winks many moviegoers appreciated.
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The waiver concedes a major point of potential leverage at the start of these 60-day talks.
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Katie Porter concedes in race for governor.
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“Blinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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