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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Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025 -
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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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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As its name suggests, this pool is nestled in a canyon above UC Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium, where its blue water sparkles amid the green forest.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Isabelle Huppert sparkles in sequins at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony in France on May 23.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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But the film shines a light on the underrecognized effort to gather weather data, the importance of paying attention to what the evidence showed, and the very little that separated success and defeat that day.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Your generous spirit shines brighter with boundaries that keep your offerings sustainable.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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That, from time to time, during his endless task, the sun glints across the rock’s face in a way that reminds him that there were good times, or at least different times.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Soft breezes ripple through the sea grapes, and sunlight glints off the aquamarine shallows that surround Bahia Honda State Park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Bella Hadid shimmers in another look at the Hotel Martinez during the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 20.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Each new hill brings a slightly different and powerful view of Martinez and its petroleum refinery infrastructure; farther in the horizon, like a mirage of an ivory city, shimmers a wind-turbine farm.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Geena Davis glitters in a red gown at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony in France on May 23.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Coruscates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coruscates. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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