scintillating
adjective
scin·til·lat·ing
ˈsin-tə-ˌlā-tiŋ 
: brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
a scintillating conversation
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More about Bad Bunny's halftime performance Bad Bunny’s scintillating 13-minute halftime spectacle was filled with cultural references, a wedding, and handing one of his new Grammys to a little boy.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The other scintillating confession comes in the back of an SUV when Ratner drags it out of Melania that her favorite musician is Michael Jackson.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Presumably it will be assembled from all the scintillating footage Brett Ratner had to leave on the cutting room floor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2026
The reality is far less scintillating.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The other scintillating confession comes in the back of an SUV when Ratner drags it out of Melania that her favorite musician is Michael Jackson.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Presumably it will be assembled from all the scintillating footage Brett Ratner had to leave on the cutting room floor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2026
The reality is far less scintillating.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scintillating
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“Scintillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scintillating. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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