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, 18 Mar. 2025
The massive textured gown featured an ombre yellow color and glittering embellishments.
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Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley stepped out to the Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris in Chanel FW24 Couture.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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The sheer, sleeveless dress featured a high-neckline and allover glittering embellishments.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
The massive textured gown featured an ombre yellow color and glittering embellishments.
09 of 16
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley stepped out to the Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris in Chanel FW24 Couture.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glittering
Adjective
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The spherical object reportedly then burst into a blinding bright light.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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After emitting a blinding flash, the blazing rock’s explosion rattled buildings, shattered windows, and hospitalized roughly 1,500 civilians with the waves of its shrapnel.—
Max Bennett,
Discover Magazine,
12 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
Adjective
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The Jets have a glaring need at right tackle after Morgan Moses left in free agency to sign with the rival Patriots.—
Antwan Staley,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fast evaluation Banks may feel like an underwhelming pick given the glaring need at QB.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Glittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittering. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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