coruscated

verb

past tense of coruscate
as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coruscated
  1. gleamed
  2. flashed
  3. glinted
  4. glittered
  5. sparkled
  6. shone
Verb
  • That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Definition of gleamed
Verb
  • After the match, the Young Bucks entered the ring and an All In graphic flashed on the screen.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • So that alone explains the rarified talents Jones flashed for so many great Braves teams for so many years.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of glinted
Verb
  • Kelly Rowland glittered in a gold cowl-neck dress after presenting the Ultimate Icon Award to Sylvia Rhone.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The notes glittered in place, but the piece came across more as a cerebral design than as a living thing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of glittered
Verb
  • New signing Johan Manzambi sparkled for Switzerland before missing their final two knockout-phase matches with a knee issue, though.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The actress, who accepted the award for Icon of the Year, sparkled in a gold wrap top covered in hundreds of tiny sequins and equally impressive matching earrings.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of sparkled
Verb
  • In a World Cup dominated by superstars, Rodri arguably shone brighter than anyone else.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The suspect shined a strobe flashlight in the victim’s eyes and forced her way in.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of shone
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“Coruscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coruscated. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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