as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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Recent Examples of flickered
This summer, Kwame Nkrumah’s transatlantic legacy flickered back into view when Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Every time one of us said the girl’s name, the lights flickered.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
When stressed, the light flickered.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Candles flickered against the sunset at Marine Park on Friday as local activists gathered for a vigil for the three victims of Wednesday’s shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Every time one of us said the girl’s name, the lights flickered.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
When stressed, the light flickered.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Candles flickered against the sunset at Marine Park on Friday as local activists gathered for a vigil for the three victims of Wednesday’s shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Even Seldon flickered between digital and physical selves, his split consciousness pushing conflicting agendas that unsettled the followers who depended on him.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The British supermodel brought her A-game to the fall campaign shoot, throwing her hands up in the air and letting her hair fly as the club lights pulsed and strobes flickered around her.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In an attempt to save the lives of those in the flooding shelter, Major Brittle rapidly flickered lights, like Morse code, trying to get the attention of helicopters.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickered
Verb
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People darted out of houses and buildings as the ground shook and electricity came off.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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When a small girl darted out into the road, Lala steered sharply to miss the child, and flipped her Jeep several times in the process.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Djokovic raced onto it, flicked the ball down the line, and still won the point, rousing himself and the crowd with a finger to the ear.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sporting’s best chance of the night came toward the end of the first half, when Dejan Joveljic flicked a pass from Nemanja Radoja into the path of Mason Toye, who had a one-on-one chance.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Offering luxury-level footwear comfortable enough to be danced in at prices that their friends could stomach is the idea that had Braquet and Tenaillon pack in positions at Chloé to strike out on their own.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos danced on a precarious edge all day because of shortcomings almost everywhere else, some of which could pose real concerns.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Flickered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickered. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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