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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
Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of peering down at your phone at every corner to find your way around a new city, or glancing down to see translations during a conversation with a foreign language speaker, glasses like Google’s can show and recite information right near your line of sight and in your ear.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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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
Putting to one side any uglier consequences of illness or less fixable emotional wounds, the film follows suit — though there’s only a glancing sense here that death is for life, not just for Christmas.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of peering down at your phone at every corner to find your way around a new city, or glancing down to see translations during a conversation with a foreign language speaker, glasses like Google’s can show and recite information right near your line of sight and in your ear.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glancing
Verb
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The lawsuit alleges the day care left the infant unattended in a bouncing chair and was severely injured by an older child.—
Maria Salette Ontiveros,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Garrett is a fun and lively boy with a big personality who loves bouncing on the trampoline and playing outdoors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The actress, 27, was recently photographed heading to Los Angeles’ Canter’s Deli sporting denim trousers, a sleek brown coat and an oversize bag with a bottle of Hellmann’s mayonnaise peeking out.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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This borrowed-from-the-boys effect is given a feminine twist with the addition of a statement chainlink necklace, diamond rings, and a polished black leather bag—while the hemline of the slouchy shirt peeking out from the bottom of the skirt keeps the look in carefree territory.—
Freya Drohan,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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More likely than not, there are a few gleaming Wusthofs hanging above a kitchen island like this, maybe even an industrial Vitamix.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Betelgeuse’s reddish tint can be spotted gleaming from the Orion constellation, situated about 650 light-years away from Earth.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The part-time nature of NFL referees is perhaps the most glaring problem.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Denzel Washington’s powerful performance as the titular character in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X is still cited as one of the most glaring Best Actor losses, especially with the narrative that Al Pacino won it that year more for his body of work, rather than his effort in Scent of a Woman.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Something always seems to be lurking in the periphery, glinting off the edges of mirrors, flickering across those black wings offstage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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At first glance, Glass Mountain looks out of place—an irregular, pale, 15-foot mound glinting in the sunlight, as if someone dumped a pile of shiny shards in the middle of the desert.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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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Punk hit a rare shining wizard for a nearfall.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Lakers finished the game on a 29-8 run, with Doncic shining at both ends of the court.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Manhattan, a celery root ice cream floats in a briny celeriac soda at Smithereens, and at Echelon in Ann Arbor, Michigan, savory corn ice cream gets topped with a glistening dollop of caviar.—
Charlie Kolodziej,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Glancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glancing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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