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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glittery
Adjective
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Most of the time, that something spectacular becomes the subject of this column.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025 -
This marked the official summer residency of the mixologist at the rooftop venue at the Martell Foundation, said to be the highest point in the town with spectacular 360-degree views of the region.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Last year’s champs the Ghouls are a glaring and righteous exception.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Their most glaring needs — a No. 1 receiver and left tackle — are being addressed by Diggs and Campbell.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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There are many different styles, even silk and other fancy materials.—
Nazma Begum,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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There was a little movie magic going on, obviously, a little bit of sleight of hand, but there was no fancy VFX.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The prose is florid and overwritten: While Martin uses normal language to methodically introduce an unease without even hinting at the supernatural, and drives the story through conflict among his characters, the AIs are all unsubtle.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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And Woolf did this at a time where overly metaphorical writing, a style that once represented the pinnacle of masculine achievement in the 19th century (James, Melville, Dickens, Whitman), was feminized via epithets like purple, florid, flowery, and unrestrained so to be rendered defunct or passé.—
Ocean Vuong
October 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Oct. 2019
Adjective
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Something delicate and silver, that goes almost anywhere for evening, or to almost any snazzy daytime event.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
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The soundtrack is built from widely recognizable classic rock songs, and the opening title sequence (with a theme written by Abrams himself) is a snazzy tone-setter clearly inspired by Hot Wheels.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite its gel base, the texture isn’t sticky or tacky.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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If the dough is too tacky while kneading, add more flour, a teaspoon at a time.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The tawdry soap is the favorite show consumed by the titular trash-TV-loving security robot, Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Though the central bank’s partisans will claim in breathy tones that the Fed’s thinking and decisions aren’t compromised by the tawdry politics that so many associate with Washington, the reality is quite different.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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While times are tough for recent college grads, the future looks bright for those with experience-building apprenticeships - especially in some trade roles where AI isn’t a threat.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Double-pane sliding glass windows throughout flood the space with natural light, making the whole home feel bright and open.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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“Glittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittery. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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