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as in movies
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
as a child, the future director would spend hours sitting in the theater, totally entranced by the flickers
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as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
usually there's a flicker in car sales when the new models come out
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as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something
there was a flicker of recognition in her eye when I mentioned his name, but she denied knowing him
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as in flits
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a dragonfly flickering above the salt marsh
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Recent Examples of flickers
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An engine of sorts was gathering here, drawing calories closer to human settlements, energy that was dissipated in the flickers of flame and the fires of metabolism.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The glowing phenomenon appears as rays, spirals and flickers that most commonly manifest in hues of red and green.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Just this one pipe yielded the carcasses of hundreds of birds and animals, including kestrels, flickers, bluebirds, and fence lizards that had become trapped over a time period of 50 years.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Once the sun goes down, the neon flickers on and music spills from open doorways.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Light broke through the mountains in flickers, then vanished as the storm thickened.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An engine of sorts was gathering here, drawing calories closer to human settlements, energy that was dissipated in the flickers of flame and the fires of metabolism.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Over dinner, a broadcast flickers on the cabin’s dusty TV.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The glowing phenomenon appears as rays, spirals and flickers that most commonly manifest in hues of red and green.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Just this one pipe yielded the carcasses of hundreds of birds and animals, including kestrels, flickers, bluebirds, and fence lizards that had become trapped over a time period of 50 years.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Once the sun goes down, the neon flickers on and music spills from open doorways.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickers
Noun
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Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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In an era when more one-time TV viewers turn to streaming for on-demand consumption of their favorite dramas, comedies and movies, news is one of the few programming formats that captures a large audience of simultaneous viewers — something advertisers continue to crave.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Check out our hints and answers right here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Available in Piña + Plumeria and Strawberry + Shea, these bold combos infuse your laundry with irresistible bursts of scent that last from wash to wear.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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RDREs use a detonation wave that races around a circular channel, which produces short, high-pressure bursts that drive up thrust and efficiency.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Almost certainly out this week also is injured receiver Xavier Worthy (shoulder), who provided most of the scant glimmers of hope in the Super Bowl with eight catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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There were glimmers of the magnificent past at the 2024 French Open against Iga Swiatek when Osaka won the second set 6-1 and was within a point of going 5-1 up in the decider.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the major works of the Italian giallo genre — a hyperstylish series of sometimes-supernatural slasher flicks with great clothes and inventive deaths — Deep Red remains on top of the pile.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Keep reading for the best flicks streaming on HBO Max.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Flickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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