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as in twinkles
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 succumbs
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 stares
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 blinks
Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
The executive blinks, not computing the correction.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The beauty of this method is that the camera only blinks every 30 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks.
—Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Just a microphone that never blinks, never takes a break and never misses a shift.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
But spotting when a star blinks for a fraction of a second as an asteroid passes in front of it from our perspective on Earth is incredibly challenging.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
The mental image most people carry into a salary conversation is two people on opposite sides of a table, locked in a staring contest until one person blinks.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
An engineer by training, Massie designed several patents — some on display in his office — as well as a debt calculator that blinks in flashing red numerals as the nation’s deficits pile up.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Come evening, the nearby port lighthouse still blinks its green warning signal.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
The executive blinks, not computing the correction.
—Ryan O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
The beauty of this method is that the camera only blinks every 30 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
When a media company acquires another media company, nobody blinks.
—Jonathan Hunt, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Just a microphone that never blinks, never takes a break and never misses a shift.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
But spotting when a star blinks for a fraction of a second as an asteroid passes in front of it from our perspective on Earth is incredibly challenging.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinks
Verb
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Meanwhile, Charles squints at the phone.—
Allegra Goodman,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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Wiesmair squints at his smartphone, which is logged on to a database of European moth species.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How to Tackle Lawn Fungus Whether or not your lawn succumbs to a fungal disease is not entirely within your control.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The first photo of the two-slide carousel shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet in his arms while Meghan, her arm on her husband, stares lovingly at her daughter.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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But while no incriminating data or embarrassing details accompany the couple's profile, Duncan stares at their pictures as if he's seen a ghost.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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David Duchovny flashes a smile onstage at the X-Files cast reunion panel at the 2026 Fan Expo in Denver on May 29.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The front of the doorbell features a camera, a doorbell call button with an LED ring that flashes blue when someone rings, an ambient light sensor, two infrared LEDs for night vision, a microphone, and a removable faceplate.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The film, from director Susanne Bier, opens September 11, and the first teaser showed the old house that was rebuilt meticulously, as well as the two Owens sisters getting up to a whole lot of witchy stuff and some sly winks.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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Badlands might be a simple movie on the surface, but it's filled with little details, bits of lore, and cheeky winks many moviegoers appreciated.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Katie Porter concedes in race for governor.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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The other, correspondingly, concedes it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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One character gazes out and tries to make a decision.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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And Sylvie, who still gazes with utmost tenderness at a black-and-white photograph, taken during her time abroad, of a nameless wailing Russian child, has permanently abandoned her own daughter by refusing to visit her.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Blinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinks. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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