as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome
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The Airstream gleams absurdly against the ocherous land below.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Watts then looks toward the Kardashians camera and flashes a befuddled look.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Head to Grote Markt, where the Renaissance Town Hall sparkles with lights and the historic homes that fringe the square are illuminated after dark.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the Riviera, nothing sparkles quite like a Hitchcock blonde.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The chocolate and vanilla are straightforward and inoffensive, but the Chocolate Banana and Cold Brew Coffee are where Koia really shines.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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The evening fades into dawn as Fifth Avenue shimmers in the early light, while a guest strolls home to the faint echo of laughter.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each glass shimmers with a bit of iridescence for a wintry look.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Coruscates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coruscates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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