coruscating

verb

present participle of coruscate
as in gleaming
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 coruscating With his new book, Pan, Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction. — Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coruscating
  1. gleaming
  2. glittering
  3. glinting
  4. shimmering
  5. flashing
  6. shining
  7. glistening
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  • There’s a gleaming hospital and a string of new downtown spots to supplement The Bar, the beloved dive that was supposedly among the inspirations for the Patch Café in the TV series Landman, which is set here.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In others, the walls are paneled in a gleaming hardwood, which sets off the furniture, upholstered in black and dark-gray velvets.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of gleaming
Verb
  • The glittering claims of what AI in education will do, offered by those who abandoned us in our hour of need, are not those rocks.
    — Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The beaches will always have that kinetic draw, sure, as do the beautiful (and still often secretive) mountain villages, glittering coves, and a very leisurely lunch scene.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of glittering
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  • Animals started tracking across the plain, their eyes glinting in the flashlights Cordova and Heimann swept back and forth.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The placement feels resonant, since Boorman was always operating between poles of glinting victory and laughable failure.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of glinting
Verb
  • The Bonet look included a peekaboo bra in fuchsia, contrasted by the shimmering silver corseted bodice layered over it.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Before the glitter from the Knicks’ meat-hook sized rings stopped shimmering, the NBA nudged everyone along to the new season.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of shimmering
Verb
  • Around midnight, Bethune walked into the parking lot, where the men approached him in a gray 2026 Toyota Camry equipped with flashing blue and red lights, according to Fagan and Johnson’s arrest affidavits.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Markets are flashing alarm bells over the euro zone’s second-biggest economy.
    — Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashing
Verb
  • Charlotte’s dining scene is shining bright among the stars of the South once again.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While Cowtown’s film industry is shining now thanks in part to Taylor Sheridan, the festival is proof that locals have been passionate about the art form for some time now.
    — Brayden Garcia October 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shining
Verb
  • In a small saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until glistening.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The glistening torsos of the construction workers are all too easy to write off as sweaty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of glistening

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“Coruscating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coruscating. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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