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as in bounced
to strike and fly off at an angle
the basketball glanced off the rim her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout
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as in peeked
to take a quick or hasty look
just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there
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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
diamonds glancing in the display case
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Recent Examples of glanced
Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Igor Thiago, the Brentford striker, glanced a header wide.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 June 2026
The ball glanced off Kamada's head and past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who got his hands on it with a sprawling dive but couldn't keep it from going in.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Nursing his beer, the newcomer glanced around the room.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Anyone who glanced at the news would’ve seen something about a flash flood in Texas, a riverside summer camp washed away in the night, the number of dead still unconfirmed.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Seated across from each other, the two men glanced around at the 10 stalls reserved for eateries.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Igor Thiago, the Brentford striker, glanced a header wide.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 June 2026
The ball glanced off Kamada's head and past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who got his hands on it with a sprawling dive but couldn't keep it from going in.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.
—Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Nursing his beer, the newcomer glanced around the room.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Anyone who glanced at the news would’ve seen something about a flash flood in Texas, a riverside summer camp washed away in the night, the number of dead still unconfirmed.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Seated across from each other, the two men glanced around at the 10 stalls reserved for eateries.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glanced
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Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
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But to someone whose national team just got bounced from the World Cup, which won’t return for four years?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at building permits in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties – for renting or owning – and found that developers in the 12 months ending in March had plans approved for the most housing since August 2007.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Bass peeked around the back doors of a supporter’s Venice home Sunday afternoon to cheers from several dozen supporters at an intimate event.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Kape rebounded from an 0-2 start to his UFC career with four straight victories, beating Ode’ Osbourne (knockout), Zhalgas Zhumagulov (TKO), David Dvořák (decision), and Felipe dos Santos.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Now, to his credit, Niemann rebounded in a big way this morning, carding a billion birdies (7) and probably setting himself up to play the weekend.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Nearly 30 years before the prodigious young soccer player made his mark on this World Cup, the Freeman name flashed across a Seattle scoreboard after a productive day in another kind of football.—
Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
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Jack Strand, an undrafted rookie with a big frame and strong arm, has flashed — but his profile projects as a practice squad member for this fall.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The bride shimmered in the Pragnell Tiara on the big day, and the couple's daughters sweetly served as her bridesmaids for the ceremony at their local church, All Saints Church in Kemble.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Her slinky black shift dress shimmered with stripes of iridescent sequins that shifted color under the flashing lights.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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“Glanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glanced. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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