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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
Petros glanced over twice during the final strides and collapsed across the line.
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Teasdale, 24, had glanced away at that moment but the booming round echoed through his ears.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
On the final stretch after every other runner had already finished or left the race, Van de Velde glanced over his shoulder and noticed San Martín stopping to gingerly lift his leg over the last barrier.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The Rapids’ winner came in the 90+6th minute, when a corner kick glanced off Paxten Aaronson’s head, then went in off Houston defender Felipe Andrade.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Hickey glanced at her daughter’s trove, then at the store’s dense, minuscule universe.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
At an Oasis show the other night in Pasadena, California, many people around me barely glanced at the stage.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul put an end to the exchange with a pop-up uppercut that barely glanced Cena.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Waller, then 59, glanced at his phone to check his email.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Zack Pierce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Teasdale, 24, had glanced away at that moment but the booming round echoed through his ears.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
On the final stretch after every other runner had already finished or left the race, Van de Velde glanced over his shoulder and noticed San Martín stopping to gingerly lift his leg over the last barrier.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The Rapids’ winner came in the 90+6th minute, when a corner kick glanced off Paxten Aaronson’s head, then went in off Houston defender Felipe Andrade.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Hickey glanced at her daughter’s trove, then at the store’s dense, minuscule universe.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
At an Oasis show the other night in Pasadena, California, many people around me barely glanced at the stage.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul put an end to the exchange with a pop-up uppercut that barely glanced Cena.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Waller, then 59, glanced at his phone to check his email.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glanced
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The researchers were able to glean more information about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves – distortions in space-time caused by powerful cosmic events – produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The opening kickoff from Cairo Santos that bounced out of bounds inside the 10-yard line?—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Shoes and booties from his new Marie Antoinette capsule collection peeked from little green trees and bushes set up in the museum’s big marble hallway.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at a Zillow report tracking total home values for the year ending in June and the pandemic era — February 2020 through June 2025.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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That decision and result were so routine for the two-time defending NFC North champions that almost no one in the Lions locker room talked about it, just business as usual for a top-tier team that rebounded from a 0-1 start with purpose Sunday.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the city’s retail climate hasn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic and social unrest, smart tailors have adapted with made-to-measure and ready-to-wear.—
Eric Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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At one point, a running number tied to Boys and Girls Clubs of America flashed on the screen, starting at $100,000.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Nwaneri hit the first, which was blocked, and then Zubimendi flashed in the second.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The gold and cream jacquard shimmered with each movement, the intricate pattern gave the suit a rich, almost tapestry-like dimension.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps because the testing period doesn’t begin until 2026, the room shimmered with the optimism of a hundred as yet undisproved hypotheses.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Glanced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glanced. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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