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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
Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
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Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glinted
Verb
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Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Petros glanced over twice during the final strides and collapsed across the line.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Teasdale, 24, had glanced away at that moment but the booming round echoed through his ears.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The gold and cream jacquard shimmered with each movement, the intricate pattern gave the suit a rich, almost tapestry-like dimension.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps because the testing period doesn’t begin until 2026, the room shimmered with the optimism of a hundred as yet undisproved hypotheses.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Beau peeked through the front windows, hoping for a sign.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at a report from Zillow tracking total home values in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas – including six in California.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one point, a running number tied to Boys and Girls Clubs of America flashed on the screen, starting at $100,000.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Nwaneri hit the first, which was blocked, and then Zubimendi flashed in the second.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The afro-mohawk, big gold chain, sideburns, yellow sleeveless vest, blue shorts and a layer of sweat that glistened his forehead.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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High walls ran between the dusty road and the hillside, and on the other side the lake sparkled and lapped.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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The pop icon and her eldest child sparkled in black and silver style at The Lion King Hollywood premiere in July 2019.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, retail real estate has particularly shone, as the sector is the only CRE type for which aggregate vacancy has declined since 2019.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Glinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glinted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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