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
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.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Princess Kate added sparkle with Queen Alexandra's Three Feathers Brooch, which The Court Jeweller noted is usually worn by the wife of the Prince of Wales, while the Queen glimmered in the can't-miss Prince Albert brooch, which was beloved by Queen Victoria.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Textures glimmered with the surrealism of gaming skins.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Princess Kate added sparkle with Queen Alexandra's Three Feathers Brooch, which The Court Jeweller noted is usually worn by the wife of the Prince of Wales, while the Queen glimmered in the can't-miss Prince Albert brooch, which was beloved by Queen Victoria.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimmered
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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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Another video shows Archie, 6, feeding a rhinoceros at the zoo while his red hair gleamed in the sunlight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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But the song, which Springsteen also performed in 2016, shimmered on stage with Lofgren and Morello trading guitar solos and Springsteen finding his upper register to provoke a lump-in-throat moment.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The presentation was a celebration of Korean culture that literally shimmered with gold, as dancers spread out over the stage with billowing flags.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Leite, a rising young guard who flashed promise during her debut season with Golden State, heads to Portland, where former Valkyries president of basketball operations Vanja Černivec is now the GM.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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That should have been strike three but Wegner, a crew chief working his 29th major league season, flashed 1-2 for the count.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Skims founder debuted a bold new haircut in a molten gold gown that sparkled from every angle.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Kendall Jenner sparkled in a baby blue Chanel corset gown, which was embroidered with sequins.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tomislav Ivisic of Croatia, who stands 7-foot-1, and his 7-2 twin brother Zvonimir have shined in March.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Tomislav Ivisic of Croatia, who stands 7-foot-1, and his 7-2 twin brother Zvonimir have shined in March.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The red carpet glittered with A-listers and their equally high-profile dates.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes that opportunity glittered like gold.—
Lindsey Granger - 02,
The Hill,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Glimmered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimmered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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