as in shimmers
to shoot forth bursts of light
this seemingly dull opal really glistens in full light
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Recent Examples of glistens
Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Next to a rocky limestone cliff, a small lake covered with lilies and algae glistens beside a crumbling 19th-century building that resembles an Ottoman bathhouse.
—Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glistens
Verb
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Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Beneath the Saharan sun, Ghadames shimmers like a mirage—its labyrinthine Old Town a maze of mudbrick homes, painted with delicate geometric motifs and cooled by ancient foggaras.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The musical shines by blending humor with themes of reincarnation myths and mortality.—
Gloria Ngwa,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Glistens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glistens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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