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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
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The camera never blinks as Ye speaks candidly about living with bipolar disorder, offering rare insight into the realities of mental illness and its impact on identity, perception, and power.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinks
Verb
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And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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The community's willingness to proactively strengthen its economic foundations today will determine whether crypto fulfills its promise as robust, trusted global infrastructure, or succumbs when faced with inevitable systemic stress.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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What could have been a really terrifying and unsettling scene, especially as the dead-eyed sheep stares ominously back at them, becomes just another goofy moment.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sinister Dark Hearts motorcycle gang can be a little one-note, but Jamie McShane flashes frightening menace as gang leader Perry.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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The dial is surrounded by an LED ring that is blue when the griddle is on and cool, flashes red when in preheating mode, turns solid red when the target temperature is reached, flashes yellow when in Auto Season mode, and flashes orange if there’s an error.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But when the lights go off and consciousness winks out, another, deeper process goes to work.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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China no longer submits data to the TOP500, keeping the true scale of its systems a mystery.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Every guest submits dietary forms in advance, and the kitchen holds substitutions for almost everything.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Four of the men look at the camera, one gazes at the distant beach, another scratches his head, and the last, the uber-famous Frank Gehry, studies the sand at his feet.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their gazes lock for what seems like an eternity until Conrad breaks the moment, asking for help to stand.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Over dinner, a broadcast flickers on the cabin’s dusty TV.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The glowing phenomenon appears as rays, spirals and flickers that most commonly manifest in hues of red and green.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Blinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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