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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
Toronto captain Auston Matthews, who hit the post in the third period on a shot that glanced off Vasilevskiy, has now gone 11 games without scoring, and has just one goal in his last 15 games.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Seeking a second pair of hands, Borsutzki glanced up for help.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Pulling Forsberg for an extra attacker, a Clarke slap shot from the blue line glanced off the underside of the crossbar to give the Kings life in the final 66 seconds.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Patterson, who was already moving to stand up, glanced over at her in surprise.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Brookwood junior Collier Stanton extended his arm to the wall, glanced at the scoreboard and slapped the water as his older brother, Baylor, pumped his fist behind the block.
—Ansley Gavlak, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
After 50, Mora glanced at his watch.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
White’s attempt glanced off the rim, giving the Bulls their third straight loss in four days to drop them to 23-25.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Seeking a second pair of hands, Borsutzki glanced up for help.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Pulling Forsberg for an extra attacker, a Clarke slap shot from the blue line glanced off the underside of the crossbar to give the Kings life in the final 66 seconds.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Patterson, who was already moving to stand up, glanced over at her in surprise.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Brookwood junior Collier Stanton extended his arm to the wall, glanced at the scoreboard and slapped the water as his older brother, Baylor, pumped his fist behind the block.
—Ansley Gavlak, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
After 50, Mora glanced at his watch.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
White’s attempt glanced off the rim, giving the Bulls their third straight loss in four days to drop them to 23-25.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glanced
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As oil prices began to stabilize, risk sentiment improved and Korean equities bounced, said market watchers.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The rebound bounced Mahtomedi’s way with seconds remaining, and the Zephyrs sprinted ahead with numbers.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Our next view comes courtesy of Time and Date and was taken as a small crescent of the lunar disk peeked out around the massive sweep of our planet's umbral shadow late into the partial phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bess peeked over the counter and read the subtitle on the page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Another video shows Archie, 6, feeding a rhinoceros at the zoo while his red hair gleamed in the sunlight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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The china gleamed, the Waterford sparkled, and the silver was polished.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
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Doncic hit seven 3-pointers on a 14-for-25 shooting night and grabbed nine rebounds before sitting out the fourth for the Lakers, who rebounded from a road loss to Denver on Thursday and won for the fourth time in five games overall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Then, two shots from outside the box bounced off the bar, the second of which rebounded off the frame, hit Soluren’s back and still didn’t find the netting.—
Aro Majumder,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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That law does not say the driver’s license itself must be flashed.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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The interesting name in the mix is Elliss, a 22-year-old 2023 third-round pick who’s flashed big-time pass-rush potential when healthy but has been banged up through his two years in Denver.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Rong Niu’s pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men’s basketball game.—
Alanis Thames,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rong Niu's pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men's basketball game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Glanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glanced. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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