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Recent Examples of shimmery
The bag is paired with gold hardware and a logo pendant for shimmery accents to elevate the look.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Licht, owner of Sea Trek, a Sausalito kayak and paddle board rental business, turned off the engine and surveyed the shimmery vista.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Mix it all up — tailored sober jackets with shimmery eveningwear fabrics; menswear silhouettes with classically feminine touches and treatments all blended together; retro and futurism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Planet Earth hosts a bevy of bioluminescence, from shimmery blue anglerfish to Switzerland’s glowing green mushrooms.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the social media clip, the pop superstar tests out a shimmery liquid eye shadow.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
There’s no chrome finish or shimmery top coat—just the simplicity of a plain butter yellow manicure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Also featured was a shimmery orange background with mint green lettering that matched the countdown on Swift's website.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Licht, owner of Sea Trek, a Sausalito kayak and paddle board rental business, turned off the engine and surveyed the shimmery vista.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Mix it all up — tailored sober jackets with shimmery eveningwear fabrics; menswear silhouettes with classically feminine touches and treatments all blended together; retro and futurism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Planet Earth hosts a bevy of bioluminescence, from shimmery blue anglerfish to Switzerland’s glowing green mushrooms.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the social media clip, the pop superstar tests out a shimmery liquid eye shadow.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
There’s no chrome finish or shimmery top coat—just the simplicity of a plain butter yellow manicure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Also featured was a shimmery orange background with mint green lettering that matched the countdown on Swift's website.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmery
Adjective
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In Michigan, the shimmering lights could be visible in the night sky across the Upper Peninsula, NOAA says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Inside Lenox, palm fronds throw shimmering shadows and rattan lampshades cast a lazy glow.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ridiculously nourishing formula leaves you glistening but never greasy, with the coconut, açai, and brazil nut oils restoring suppleness to a level that pleased our testers as much as its tropical, coconutty scent and mess-free pump.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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What can any of us make of our momentary intimate lives in such an immense world, with equally immense unknowns, mysteries as great as death or the whale, as deep as love or the ocean, as sad and beautiful as a jellyfish torn and glistening in a small fortress of shore rock?—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His black-tie ensembles and glittering gowns often stole the spotlight on red carpets during awards season, cementing his place as a versatile designer.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But beneath the glittering headlines lies the uncomfortable truth: the advertised jackpot is not the real prize, the odds are stacked against players, and the system relies heavily on the very people most vulnerable to financial strain.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Chanel Chance Eau Tendre Body Oil features the same sparkling grapefruit-quince accord and gentle base of jasmine and white musk.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Classic and seasonal cocktails will be available, including Berry Bliss (vodka, blackberry basil simple, lemon and sparkling wine), Gin Flowers (gin, vodka, Lillet, elderflower and grapefruit) and Sunset Pome (bourbon, pomegranate, lemon and honey simple).—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Also on full display while attending the Cincinnati Bearcats, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end used to play college football, was Swift's blinding engagement ring.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its primary food source is the winter firefly (Diaphanes lampyroides), which attracts mates with a continuous, non-flashing light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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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“Shimmery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmery. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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