as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
this seemingly dull opal really glistens in full light
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Recent Examples of glistens
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Lake Graham glistens in the distance.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
His hotel in Las Vegas glistens like a vertical gold bar.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
And then there’s Nico, looking like everybody’s big brother at spring practices, smack-talking and celebrating the guys, as engaged as Chesney but easier to spot because his golden helmet glistens above everyone else’s.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
When the weather is good, the water glistens on the River Mersey and the nearby docks, fans can walk to the ground, and all feels right with the world.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
For a steak that glistens, brush on some vegetable glycerin.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Keep it cute and simple with a purple manicure that glistens.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Outside of those windows is Lake Michigan, which glistens in the sun during the day and glows under the moon at night.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Mandarin Grand Rooms perch between the 30th and 36th floors like a tranquil retreat in the sky; the frenetic financial district eases down below and, on cloudless days, Mount Fuji glistens in the distance.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Lake Graham glistens in the distance.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
His hotel in Las Vegas glistens like a vertical gold bar.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
And then there’s Nico, looking like everybody’s big brother at spring practices, smack-talking and celebrating the guys, as engaged as Chesney but easier to spot because his golden helmet glistens above everyone else’s.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
When the weather is good, the water glistens on the River Mersey and the nearby docks, fans can walk to the ground, and all feels right with the world.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
For a steak that glistens, brush on some vegetable glycerin.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Keep it cute and simple with a purple manicure that glistens.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
Outside of those windows is Lake Michigan, which glistens in the sun during the day and glows under the moon at night.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glistens
Verb
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Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bella Hadid shimmers in another look at the Hotel Martinez during the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 20.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Each new hill brings a slightly different and powerful view of Martinez and its petroleum refinery infrastructure; farther in the horizon, like a mirage of an ivory city, shimmers a wind-turbine farm.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Generating a test, refactoring a fragile selector or maintaining a test suite are the kinds of tasks where AI coding shines.—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Interior defensive line shines, edge rushers still growing One of the major surprises of the spring was Will Smith Jr.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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