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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
the cat's eyes glinted in the moonlight
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as in glanced
to take a quick or hasty look
the thief glinted around the corner to see if anyone was coming
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Recent Examples of glinted
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.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glinted
Verb
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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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The china gleamed, the Waterford sparkled, and the silver was polished.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
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Toronto captain Auston Matthews, who hit the post in the third period on a shot that glanced off Vasilevskiy, has now gone 11 games without scoring, and has just one goal in his last 15 games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Rong Niu’s pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men’s basketball game.—
Alanis Thames,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rong Niu's pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men's basketball game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some 100 feet below the ocean's surface, Stephen Hawking peeked through the circular porthole of a submarine and saw the brilliant blue tropical water.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Our next view comes courtesy of Time and Date and was taken as a small crescent of the lunar disk peeked out around the massive sweep of our planet's umbral shadow late into the partial phase.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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That law does not say the driver’s license itself must be flashed.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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The interesting name in the mix is Elliss, a 22-year-old 2023 third-round pick who’s flashed big-time pass-rush potential when healthy but has been banged up through his two years in Denver.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Glinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glinted. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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