as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
the waters of the rippling brook glimmered in the sun
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Recent Examples of glimmered
The model appeared to be standing on rocks as the ocean glimmered in the sunlight behind her.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Days earlier, at Makapuu Beach on the eastern shoreline of Oahu, the water glimmered with an unusual greenish tint, prompting people to head to beaches down the road where the water seemed clearer.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Around a pond near the Lincoln Memorial, some 10,000 tea lights glimmered in little paper bags.
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Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
Textures glimmered with the surrealism of gaming skins.
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Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Days earlier, at Makapuu Beach on the eastern shoreline of Oahu, the water glimmered with an unusual greenish tint, prompting people to head to beaches down the road where the water seemed clearer.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Around a pond near the Lincoln Memorial, some 10,000 tea lights glimmered in little paper bags.
—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
Textures glimmered with the surrealism of gaming skins.
—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimmered
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That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
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The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
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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.
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The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
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The bride shimmered in the Pragnell Tiara on the big day, and the couple's daughters sweetly served as her bridesmaids for the ceremony at their local church, All Saints Church in Kemble.
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Her slinky black shift dress shimmered with stripes of iridescent sequins that shifted color under the flashing lights.
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Nearly 30 years before the prodigious young soccer player made his mark on this World Cup, the Freeman name flashed across a Seattle scoreboard after a productive day in another kind of football.
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Jack Strand, an undrafted rookie with a big frame and strong arm, has flashed — but his profile projects as a practice squad member for this fall.
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As for accessories, Minetree sparkled in a diamond necklace, ring and earrings courtesy of Bulgari.
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While Messi sparkled, Portugal's aging star Cristiano Ronaldo had what can only be described as a terrible 1-1 opener against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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All of this shone vividly through his work, which shared his joy, artfulness and deep feeling, and most of all privileged human experience and social interaction.
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One of the deputies shone his light through the window and pounded on the door again.
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The Barbie alum glittered in a Bulgari choker necklace, adding a watch and bangle on her wrist for more shine.
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The Argentina crest was sewn on the night beforehand, alongside the logo of shirt manufacturer Le Coq Sportif — who, of course, had not actually made these shirts — while the shirt numbers were silver-gray, glittered, and designed for American football jerseys.
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“Glimmered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimmered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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