as in minute
a very small space of time
in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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Recent Examples of twinkle
Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Donna Kelce is trading touchdowns for twinkle lights.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Deck the halls with–a cosmic wreath On December 18, NASA released a new image of star cluster NGC 602 and shows what looks like a festive wrath with twinkling lights.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
While his snowy white beard and trademark red cap are certainly cheery on their own, the LED lights are really what put the twinkle in this Santa’s eyes—or rather, the glow in his face.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Donna Kelce is trading touchdowns for twinkle lights.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
Additionally, the Newark Downtown District decorates the area with stunning LED snowflakes on light poles, twinkling throughout the district.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Deck the halls with–a cosmic wreath On December 18, NASA released a new image of star cluster NGC 602 and shows what looks like a festive wrath with twinkling lights.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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About 10 minutes in, students and staff were rattled by yet another blaring sound: the fire alarm.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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If your submission is correct, the terms will flash in the category color and will be removed from the board.Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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The 30-year-old suspect flashed a gun and demanded to be let into the victim’s work truck, and that’s when things started to go wrong, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in an affidavit.Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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The buckle comes in a gleaming silver for a subtle glinty touch.Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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On the track, the 6 God gets introspective about the trials and tribulations of his 2024 over Conductor’s gleaming production, and seemingly blasts those who switched sides on him throughout the Kendrick Lamar feud.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
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Demand Generation Manager Creating demand is the heartbeat of modern marketing.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Abuse can lead to irregular heartbeat, ischemic heart conditions, sudden cardiac arrest, convulsions, strokes and death.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Try Audible for free Prologue On a hot afternoon in May 2016, five miles outside the young petro-city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a small wildfire flickered and ventilated, rapidly expanding its territory through a mixed forest that hadn't seen fire in decades.CBS News, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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In two cases, the superconductivity flickered, with resistance coming and going.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Daphne Guinness—in a blazer from McGirr’s first McQueen collection scattered with glinting jet stone—picks her way through the TikTokers and ring lights to breathlessly invite McGirr to dissect her collection of Victoriana, just as Lee did in the noughties.Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Disco balls — while not nearly a new phenomenon — took on new life in the form of earrings, jumpsuits, and even full helmets, casting the entire campground in glinting lights.Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 16 June 2024
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About 15 seconds in, there was our unrecognizable rubble situated between the unmistakable landmarks: a street sign and a charred but familiar tree.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there are critical business infrastructure components that cannot tolerate more than a few seconds or minutes of downtime, those are the areas that require immediate and concentrated attention from day one.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hamels, Lester and Price sparkled in the World Series.Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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With this final step, your appliance should be sparkling.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Twinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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