as in winking
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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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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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as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
diamonds glancing in the display case
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Recent Examples of glancing
CBS News, 19 Aug. 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
Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The pair barely exchanged a handshake over the net, with Cirstea glancing in Osaka’s direction briefly and then turning her head away.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
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
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
Verb
After the match, the two exchanged a cursory handshake with Cirstea barely glancing in Osaka’s direction.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The pair barely exchanged a handshake over the net, with Cirstea glancing in Osaka’s direction briefly and then turning her head away.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancing
Verb
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Each nail has a double circle design that sits at a different spot on each nail, creating movement and appearing as if the circles are bouncing from nail to nail.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The documentary rides an emotional seesaw, bouncing between moments of despair and elation during interviews dozens of AI fanatics and skeptics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For extra sparkle, a dangly charm hangs from one shoe featuring the original Converse Chuck Taylor logo with Hello Kitty peeking out playfully from the top.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Georgia sun was peeking over the trees.—
Vicki Glembocki,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Likewise, the gleaming curves of the Walt Disney Concert Hall cemented his reputation for turning civic institutions into works of art in their own right.—
David Sokol,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2026
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The massive spread includes several formal and informal gathering spaces, with the gleaming chef’s kitchen serving as the heart of the home.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The most glaring trend has centered on the contracts at the most important position.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The new trash tax is the latest glaring example.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Champagne wears a glinting gold fanny pack (bags, after all, can be confiscated), and both have their phones tethered to wrist straps, so hands remain free to rummage.—
Zoey Goto,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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But when members of the Los Angeles Police Department strode onto the campus of Studio City’s Harvard-Westlake School, the sun was glinting once again on the surface of its pool, a 50-meter beauty that had been shipped all the way from Mantua, Italy, in 2012.—
Deanna Kizis,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its primary food source is the winter firefly (Diaphanes lampyroides), which attracts mates with a continuous, non-flashing light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Astrophotographer Ogetay Kayali has captured a nebula resembling a jellyfish — or possibly a brain, depending on your perspective — shining 5,000 light-years from Earth near the bright star Propus, which represents one foot of a mythological twin represented in the constellation Gemini.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The next thing the victim remembered after the restaurant was waking up completely naked in Steffens’ bed with a bright ring light shining at them and a laptop on the bed, almost like the room was set up for filming, the victim told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And all of those figures will move together into a new glistening practice facility before training camp begins.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Directed by Jerry Morka, the video finds BigX and company rolling out old-school automobiles dipped in candy paint with glistening rims, staying true to the Texan tradition of always doing it big.—
Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Glancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glancing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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