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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
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
My favorite albums reckoned deliberately with our existential moment, offering flickers of hope and grace under pressure.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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
Tory’s expression flickers, then settles.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
My favorite albums reckoned deliberately with our existential moment, offering flickers of hope and grace under pressure.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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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
Tory’s expression flickers, then settles.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickers
Noun
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Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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But neither franchise domination, AI nor streaming make Spielberg fret for the future of movies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The checkup came amid mounting scrutiny of the president's health, particularly given recent flurries of late-night social media posts, as well as his at-times tired demeanor during official meetings.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Snow flurries began at that elevation on Wednesday.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The gold bar could be found after any clue, organizers said, with additional hints being released throughout the summer, gradually making the location of the gold easier to identify.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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The space uses deep greens, wood, bronze touches, and hints of kelp forests to create a warm and distinctive atmosphere.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.—
Mike Albo,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Their father, Nahuel (Amién), flits from one romantic affair to another, failing to recognize his shortcomings the way fathers typically forget minor yet significant details, like mistaking his younger daughter’s shoe size or never delivering on his promise to have the sink fixed.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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However, given how much those AAA games borrow their structure from Bond films, hopping through a series of spectacular set pieces makes sense here.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The new movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The device does not try to impress in short bursts.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Most radio-producing objects release bursts that last for mere seconds or less, but long-period radio transients, about a dozen of which are known, produce radio waves in bursts lasting from minutes to over an hour.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Collapsing floor There have been glimmers of a reset among some startups this year.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Longtime Caribbean correspondent Marc Lacey returns to a country that’s seen decades of volatile governance and catastrophic natural disaster, and finds glimmers of the Haiti of his youth.—
Judnick Mayard,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 May 2026
Verb
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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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.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Flickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flickers. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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