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as in to twinkle
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 to succumb
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 to stare
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 blink
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Hitchcock blinked rapidly as the drugs began flowing and took several deep breaths.
—Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Each blink or series of blinks represented a letter in Morse Code.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The Nuggets stared into the eyes of a pack of Wolves, and blinked.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Hitchcock blinked rapidly as the drugs began flowing and took several deep breaths.
—Jeffrey Collins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
The game of baseball was so fast, and things happen to you in a blink of an eye.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Each blink or series of blinks represented a letter in Morse Code.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blink
Verb
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That dress, which cost thirty-eight ninety-nine, still hung limply in the store, twinkling.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The result is a soft, twinkling glow that looks like the real thing—without the fire hazard.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
Verb
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On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Whether 2026 is the year, or just the year fans started squinting at the schedule, is the watercooler question worth holding onto until that first Monday in May.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The odds were always bad, and the Dallas Stars succumbed not to math but the better team.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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Rangel succumbed to his injuries two days later, on December 6.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Ramzan looked to her, pleading, but Sakeena’s eyes only stared into their reflection on the glass patio door.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Inning after inning, the staring contest continued.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The steady light of Saturn will shine below the Great Square of Pegasus with Mars lower still on the eastern horizon, close to the glow of the Pleiades open cluster.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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With recent collaborations with tech titans like NVIDIA and hardware experts like Kinova, AtkinsRéalis is building an ecosystem where the next generation of energy is managed by machines that never tire and fear nothing, even the invisible glow of a reactor core.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After, guests climbed a set of stairs to the rooftop where a sprawling dinner tables were set up beneath a full moon and fire pits flickered in decorative accent pools.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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The Spanish translation displayed smoothly, while the Japanese translation regularly flickered between multiple translations of each sentence before settling on a final one.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The overexaggerated femininity, in Linda Cho’s frosting-on-an-Easter-cake costumes, is its own winking critique.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Set within the cloister of Santa Maria del Carmine, just a few steps from the Aesop Brera store, the installation will wink to how the brand illuminates every skin and room by unveiling Aposē, a trio of lights designed by the brand — one of which will be produced as a limited series.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their final away game might not look great but Chelsea are on one of the worst runs in the club’s history, losing the last six games while conceding 14 goals and scoring only one.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Dick conceded that there was some avoidance on his side, too.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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“Blink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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