shininess

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Recent Examples of shininess It is also used as a food glaze to provide shininess, particularly in candies, fruit, gum and coffee beans. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 Folks are drawn to the shininess and the shows. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026 In the same way, the Mac's version of Liquid Glass looks slightly toned down compared to the same styling in iOS and iPadOS, with a lot less shininess and translucency (not none, but less). ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shininess
Noun
  • At the compact 22-room S Paul Hotel in Lemesos's old town, an ancient olive tree grows in the courtyard, and brass and metal accents give the cocoon-like Lux Bar an Art Deco sheen.
    Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Jamun Glaze adds warmth and dimension with a subtle sheen that catches the light beautifully.
    Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sponsor me, lip-gloss brands, selfie ring lights, and Big Pharma antidepressants!
    Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Take the snug, where a wall unit painted in a high-gloss chocolate brown serves as a sleek counterpoint to the deep-dish velvet sofa.
    Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Alternatively, Koala Eco mild dishwashing liquid with essential oils, also diluted with water, works as a natural polish for your wood furniture.
    Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The phone powers the light source while the camera captures the strip’s luminescence in real time.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To analyze the core samples, the team employed a process known as luminescence dating.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • During Monday’s lunar flyby, the moon will be between the Orion capsule and the sun, blotting out its retina-burning light so that MAPS’s fainter glow can be safely seen.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the work analyzed the state of Ni catalysts using scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy, together with in situ high energy resolution fluorescence detected X-ray absorption spectroscopy.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, scholars determined that the ancient off-white fluid was composed of calcite, huntite, and miniscule flecks of yellow orpiment, a highly toxic sulfide of arsenic that Egyptians also used in medicine to treat syphilis and malaria.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Shininess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shininess. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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