Thesaurus results for GLEAMED

gleamed

verb

past tense of gleam

as in glinted

to shoot forth bursts of light fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

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Recent Examples of gleamed That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us. — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026 His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026 His helmet’s gold face mask gleamed in the afternoon sun. — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026 The dining room was dark, save for the tantalizing buffet station, which gleamed like the full moon over the cloudless Aegean. — Adam Dalva, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2026 Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light. — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 For a long time, the property gleamed in the daylight with its white, ornate facade against lush green landscaping and often at night, as well, with twinkling holiday lights attached to almost every surface. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026

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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Definition of glinted

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The glinting metal of the Devil’s watch chain flashed in her mind, his hair and his teeth.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Blue morphos flashed their bright wings before disappearing among the plants, while guests gathered around the emergence chamber to look for new butterflies and moths drying their wings.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashed

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Our next atmospheric shot was taken with the aid of a telephoto lens by Ismail Kaplan during moonrise, as the lunar disk shimmered alongside Ankara Castle in the capital city of Türkiye.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of shimmered

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A day later in Rome, Zendaya sparkled in a Versace red-and-blue, color-block chainmail top and skirt set from the brand's fall/winter 1997 collection.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 July 2026
New signing Johan Manzambi sparkled for Switzerland before missing their final two knockout-phase matches with a knee issue, though.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of sparkled

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Harrowing body camera video released by the NYPD captures the frightening moments as Emergency Service Unit officers plead with the woman to back away from the edge, as sun glistened off the cold water below.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Indeed, from the top of the Lincoln Memorial, the water was clearer and glistened with the reflection of the Washington Monument.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Definition of glistened

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That gives Amad and Mbeumo the opportunity to both play enough to build a rhythm, and for Shea Lacey, who shone in Stockholm, to put pressure on them both.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The idea of an implantable retinal photoreceptor, so far, is supported only by isolated neurons in a dish, EEG traces from mice, and ERG readings from humans with light shone at the eye externally.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of shone

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Before a big night out or even just dinner with friends, lids twinkled, cheekbones caught the light from every angle, and lip gloss doubled as a mirror.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Animated pixie dust twinkled on the screen, courtesy of the fairy, Tinker Bell.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

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