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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
Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Things changed in a blink after that, highlighted by Klimovich’s goal.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
New Atlas, 15 June 2025
And yet Anthony didn’t blink, and few around the organization were surprised.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Verb
And yet, in the blink of an eye, Madrid put together a pair of excellent attacking sequences to cut through Pachuca’s defence and take a 2-0 lead into half-time.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Things changed in a blink after that, highlighted by Klimovich’s goal.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
Noun
But even the most serious audio gearhead might blink twice when faced with a $2,700 price tag for a pair of non-custom earphones.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
And yet Anthony didn’t blink, and few around the organization were surprised.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blink
Verb
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The rooftop crowd enjoys views of Denver’s skyline and Larimer Square, which charms with its signature hammock of twinkling lights draped over the block.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
23 June 2025
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Soon her eyes were twinkling as her planes danced and arced across the sky.—
Michael Monson,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The house raises the lights, causing everyone to squint and the enchantment to break.—
Jeff Weiss,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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While tech companies have been throwing around impressive-sounding claims of superhuman performance in narrow tasks, business leaders and policymakers have been left squinting through the hype, trying to figure out what any of it actually means for the real world.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Most of the resulting plants succumbed to rust; the few that made it were crossed with one another to produce the next generation.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Don’t succumb to the urge to overfertilize, which leads to other problems. 4.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Far too often, business leaders get caught staring at the wrong gauges—hyper-focused on vanity metrics, internal politics or the crisis of the week.—
Ryan Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Captured in the early morning, the video shows the woman entering her kitchen to find her partner staring at a grey cat, which is nonchalantly eating from a bowl on the floor.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The sunscreen’s lightweight formula gives my skin a radiant glow instead of a chalky finish.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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To execute his signature summer glow, Turner reaches for Chanel Les Beiges Water Tint for fresh, sheer coverage.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The effect is transportive: for one night, the entire town flickers with reflection and release.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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When our eyes met, something flickered between us — recognition, confusion, then ice.—
David Lee Condrey,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The view from the window looked like the backdrop of a talk show—a jumble of tall buildings with thousands of lit windows, some of them winking.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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In the meantime, Claude scrutinized the room, alternately winking and scowling at the residents and care workers within eyeshot before diligently watching the door.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Verb
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But there’s another reason for it: the handwritten paragraph also begins a paper trail, attesting to voice and style, that a teaching assistant can consult if a suspicious paper is submitted.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Or a therapist who submits weekly reports for a patient, only to later discover that the patient had been in custody for months.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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“Blink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blink. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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