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as in glowed
to give off sparks
while fireworks that sparkle may be entertaining to look at, they can be highly dangerous when used indoors
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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
the crystal sparkled in the sunlight
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Recent Examples of sparkled
High walls ran between the dusty road and the hillside, and on the other side the lake sparkled and lapped.
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Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop icon and her eldest child sparkled in black and silver style at The Lion King Hollywood premiere in July 2019.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Manning came on and sparkled (9-for-12, 223 yards, 5 total TDs) in a blowout.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Former Del Oro High School of Placer County star Caden Pinnick sparkled in spring drills and in the spring game.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
As Hathaway floated through the New York streets, the shoes sparkled along with the dress.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
The pop icon and her eldest child sparkled in black and silver style at The Lion King Hollywood premiere in July 2019.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Manning came on and sparkled (9-for-12, 223 yards, 5 total TDs) in a blowout.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Former Del Oro High School of Placer County star Caden Pinnick sparkled in spring drills and in the spring game.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
As Hathaway floated through the New York streets, the shoes sparkled along with the dress.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparkled
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The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some cells glowed brightly due to high activity, others dimmed with weaker expression, while some switched off entirely.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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At one point, a running number tied to Boys and Girls Clubs of America flashed on the screen, starting at $100,000.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Nwaneri hit the first, which was blocked, and then Zubimendi flashed in the second.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The gold and cream jacquard shimmered with each movement, the intricate pattern gave the suit a rich, almost tapestry-like dimension.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps because the testing period doesn’t begin until 2026, the room shimmered with the optimism of a hundred as yet undisproved hypotheses.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, retail real estate has particularly shone, as the sector is the only CRE type for which aggregate vacancy has declined since 2019.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her hands would burn or go numb; her skin glittered with pain.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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For the occasion, Stone glittered in a silver halter dress and looked radiant with golden blonde hair.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As such, the government’s decision to block 26 social media platforms sparked immediate concern among the Nepalese public.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been sparked by lightning.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sparkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparkled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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