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as in bouncing
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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Relevance
2
as in peeking
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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3
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
diamonds glancing in the display case
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as in winking
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Recent Examples of glancing
Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
One of the victims suffered a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022
Both people were attacked in Myrtle Beach on Monday with one suffering a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets.
—CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022
In a glancing acknowledgment of their shortcomings, NHTSA in 2015 issued guidelines on infotainment systems that recommend they be designed so a driver’s attention is not distracted for more than two seconds out of six.
—Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
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Verb
Unlike the deft, well-oxygenated portraits of, say, Alice Neel — notable for their citrus-fresh, glancing quality — Freud’s portraits are infused with a dense, almost humid atmosphere maintained over long hours, days and months.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
One of the victims suffered a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022
Both people were attacked in Myrtle Beach on Monday with one suffering a serious injury to the forearm and the second a more glancing bite to the leg, police told media outlets.
—CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022
In a glancing acknowledgment of their shortcomings, NHTSA in 2015 issued guidelines on infotainment systems that recommend they be designed so a driver’s attention is not distracted for more than two seconds out of six.
—Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancing
Verb
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Related Stories Today’s brands must establish longer-term relationships with suppliers—instead of bouncing from supplier to supplier to save pennies—to support decarbonization efforts in any significant way.—
Lewis Perkins,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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When Andrew Bird steps into the editing booth, he’s used to collaborating with and bouncing ideas off of a director.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This translated to office sirens walking in knits with cut-outs, slashed shirting, and slacks that had boxers peeking over the waistline, proving that business will not be as usual come autumn — and that’s a good thing.—
Irina Grechko,
refinery29.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s finished with rows of pretty pearl buttons at the cuffs, so the sweater makes a statement on its own or with the cuffs peeking out of a blazer.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That makes him 6-9 in shoes, which is not a particularly glaring difference.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Harrison was a glaring weak link for the Jaguars last season.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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In 2000, the beauty giant debuted its selection of perfectly shimmery lip products, which to this day deliver a blinding glow, a (literally) yummy formula and hydration that lasts up to four hours.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Image Image In a blinding flash, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay killed at least 70,000 people.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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For example, Hansi Flick’s friendly approach at Bayern Munich and Barcelona has delivered glittering success.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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This dark, sensual, glittering tale explores a world dancing on the edge and the joyful defiance of the characters who inhabit it.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.—
Julie Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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Taipei, home to 2.6 million people, is one of the most scintillating metropoles in Asia.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Against elites, his Dangerous Fenwick is just over 50 percent, but his goal share (11-1) is a scintillating 91 percent.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Glancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glancing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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