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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
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined.
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Michael Walker,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Then the northern flickers, which consume ants, can visit your lawn and find something to eat.
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Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes.
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
The Bobcats showed flickers of promise, nearly defeating Troy and Georgia Southern in the regular season.
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Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
That accounts equally for Lily’s arch froideur and Diana’s enduring lack of self-worth, played by both actors with care and compassion, and contrasting flickers of vulnerability and resolve, respectively.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
The penalty kill has remained strong, and while the power play has shown flickers of improvement, Colorado has scored just one more goal than its allowed (3-2) while playing with the extra man in this stretch.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.
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Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Instead, the planet's illuminated footprint now flickers in response to economics, technology, policy decisions and global crises — a constantly shifting portrait of human activity visible from space.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
Even from the start, flickers of restiveness appear.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
The two go to college together and then end up in the New York art world of the early ’90s, where their friendship flickers in and out despite the intensity of Ruth’s attachment.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
There, the experience flickers to life in the hotel’s moody, intimate Cafe La Vie on Tuesdays through Fridays.
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Dashae Engler,
Midwest Living,
8 Apr. 2026
When the connection flickers back — sometimes for a mere 30 seconds — the conversations turn to life and death.
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Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
The Old Baths and Donkey Stand Remnants of Parkgate’s old resort life still flickers around the edges.
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Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
These flickers included a merely steady revenue projection from chipmaker Broadcom on its most recent earnings call as well as a construction pause for a data center being built in Wyoming.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined.
—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Then the northern flickers, which consume ants, can visit your lawn and find something to eat.
—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
The four crewmembers reported seeing several impact flashes — flickers of light created when a meteoroid hits the lunar surface and vaporizes.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
The Bobcats showed flickers of promise, nearly defeating Troy and Georgia Southern in the regular season.
—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
That accounts equally for Lily’s arch froideur and Diana’s enduring lack of self-worth, played by both actors with care and compassion, and contrasting flickers of vulnerability and resolve, respectively.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
The penalty kill has remained strong, and while the power play has shown flickers of improvement, Colorado has scored just one more goal than its allowed (3-2) while playing with the extra man in this stretch.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.
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Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.
—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Instead, the planet's illuminated footprint now flickers in response to economics, technology, policy decisions and global crises — a constantly shifting portrait of human activity visible from space.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
Even from the start, flickers of restiveness appear.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
The two go to college together and then end up in the New York art world of the early ’90s, where their friendship flickers in and out despite the intensity of Ruth’s attachment.
—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
There, the experience flickers to life in the hotel’s moody, intimate Cafe La Vie on Tuesdays through Fridays.
—
Dashae Engler,
Midwest Living,
8 Apr. 2026
When the connection flickers back — sometimes for a mere 30 seconds — the conversations turn to life and death.
—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
The Old Baths and Donkey Stand Remnants of Parkgate’s old resort life still flickers around the edges.
—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickers
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Listen to the Obama playlists Barack Obama is known for releasing his songs of the summer playlist each year, and his end-of-year favorites in books, movies and music.
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The English-language remakes of the Culpables movies and the Spanish-language originals have crushed the latest Prime Video viewing charts.
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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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This vulnerability is exacerbated by public social media activity and widespread data leaks, offering cybercriminals crucial hints.
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Just One is a cooperative word game where duplicate hints get eliminated.
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
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Those films included 1947’s Killer McCoy, 1949’s Top o' the Morning, 1951’s The Great Caruso, 1954’s Rose Marie and 1955’s Kismet.
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Raindance presented 85 narrative and documentary features in its 2026 edition, as well as 112 short films and 27 immersive projects.
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Focaccia bursts with the flavors of a Chicago hot dog.
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The presence of this ultraviolet light, and the star-forming history of the cluster producing it, suggests that bursts of star formation contributed to waves of ionizing radiation that gradually cleared out the opaque neutral hydrogen.
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling.
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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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“Flickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickers. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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