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to shoot forth bursts of light
the queen's crown glittered under the glare of the TV lights
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Recent Examples of glittering
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
His black-tie ensembles and glittering gowns often stole the spotlight on red carpets during awards season, cementing his place as a versatile designer.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The stories are fraught with violence and colonialism: Persian rugs, for instance, gained their glittering reputation in part from Victorian-era racial hierarchies.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
His black-tie ensembles and glittering gowns often stole the spotlight on red carpets during awards season, cementing his place as a versatile designer.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The glittering awards evening was the fifth in his decade-long campaign to find solutions to counter the world's problems.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glittering
Adjective
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Designer Chad Graci applied it to living-room ceilings of a private residence at the Four Seasons in New Orleans, where the lacquer hovers overhead like a shimmering pond.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Aguilera is featured performing several holiday classics and hits amid a backdrop of the Eiffel Tower transformed into a shimmering Christmas tree.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Our limo arrived at the hotel in a gleaming streak of silver gorgeousness.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Besides the gleaming blue hull, the 60-footer has an open layout that encourages sociability while promoting privacy in areas like the sunbed at the stern or foredeck lounge.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Udo Kier is the perverted master of ceremonies in this three-ring circus of deviancy from director Paul Morrissey, which takes Frankenstein’s romantic necrophilia and distills it to its glistening, taboo essence.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Delicate purple, white, or lavender-pink flowers are embedded among tiny, glistening leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Blüemlisalphütte, its red and white shutters glinting in the miraculous sudden sunlight.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Sculptural Waves Diamond Wedding Ring in 14K Rose Gold, for instance, takes advantage of bezel detailing as a way to accentuate its sparkling diamonds and add even more modernity to the mix.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Even with years of grime, there's still hope for getting a sparkling dishwasher.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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From coast to coast, sea to shining sea.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Saturn will be visible shining as a bright evening star to the right of the moon towards the south at sunset, while Jupiter will rise to the lower left of the moon in the east a few hours later, shining below the bright stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation Gemini.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s favorite market indicator, which compares a measure of the total value of the US stock market to the value of US economic growth, is also flashing a warning sign.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pataky wore a shimmery silver dress that stopped above the knee paired with silver heels.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the shade range isn’t as vast as OPI or Sally Hansen, there’s still a solid variety, including neutrals, jewel tones, pastels, and even some shimmery and pearl finishes.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Glittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittering. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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