as in glistening
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as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
a sequined dress shimmering under the studio lights
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmering
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The establishing scenes of Islands feel like something out of a James M. Cain novel — a wily noir, in this case drenched in subtropical heat and blinding sunshine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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When a team makes it to the Super Bowl, the spotlight put on the teams becomes almost blinding.—
The Kansas City Star and,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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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Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2024
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The 120th World Series offers one of the most scintillating matchups in recent memory.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Neglecting the interior line has proven Buffalo’s most glaring issue.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The media maelstrom placed a glaring and unwelcome spotlight on the city.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Shimmering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmering. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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