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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
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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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.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.
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ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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
His eyes glinted with triumph at his achievement and defiance toward anyone who might think a 92-year-old man needed an escort for such a task.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.
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Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
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Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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
Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.
—
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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
His eyes glinted with triumph at his achievement and defiance toward anyone who might think a 92-year-old man needed an escort for such a task.
—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Sep. 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
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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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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
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On June 17, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's 19-year-old daughter shimmered in Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara for her first-ever tiara wear at the state banquet celebrating the state visit from Japan at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.
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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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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at building permits in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties – for renting or owning – and found that developers in the 12 months ending in March had plans approved for the most housing since August 2007.
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Bass peeked around the back doors of a supporter’s Venice home Sunday afternoon to cheers from several dozen supporters at an intimate event.
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Kane even scored with another icon, David Beckham, watching from the stands with his face flashed on video screens to massive cheers.
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The movement for independence flashed across the colonies.
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“Glinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glinted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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