as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
the cat's eyes shone glowingly from the dark corner
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Recent Examples of glowingly
Taylor was nominated alongside her costar Regina Hall at many ceremonies throughout last year's awards cycle, and though the two didn't get to share any set days on Scary Movie, Hall spoke glowingly of sharing space on a call sheet again.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
After the Champions League final, Arteta spoke glowingly of PSG.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The rest of the cast spoke glowingly of Kay as well, noting his propensity for crafting on-set environments that encourage actors to experiment.
—Kai Naima Williams, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump has been warm to the mayor since Mamdani won the general election in November, speaking glowingly of the 34-year-old democratic socialist after meetings with the mayor at the White House.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Cassidy installed Adin Hill in that role down the stretch, but Tortorella coached Hart in Philadelphia and has spoken glowingly about him.
—Mark Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Lee Fuller, of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, also spoke glowingly about his meeting with Szabo’s office on a conference call with industry representatives last year.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2026
The judge who approved a request for Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to seize more than 650,000 ballots last month touted the sheriff’s endorsement before he was first elected in 2022, and spoke glowingly about Bianco on a podcast in the run-up to the election that year.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
His mother, Victoria, speaks glowingly about Christine after meeting and receiving a letter from her.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
After the Champions League final, Arteta spoke glowingly of PSG.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The rest of the cast spoke glowingly of Kay as well, noting his propensity for crafting on-set environments that encourage actors to experiment.
—Kai Naima Williams, Variety, 27 May 2026
Trump has been warm to the mayor since Mamdani won the general election in November, speaking glowingly of the 34-year-old democratic socialist after meetings with the mayor at the White House.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Cassidy installed Adin Hill in that role down the stretch, but Tortorella coached Hart in Philadelphia and has spoken glowingly about him.
—Mark Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Lee Fuller, of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, also spoke glowingly about his meeting with Szabo’s office on a conference call with industry representatives last year.
—Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 1 Apr. 2026
The judge who approved a request for Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to seize more than 650,000 ballots last month touted the sheriff’s endorsement before he was first elected in 2022, and spoke glowingly about Bianco on a podcast in the run-up to the election that year.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
His mother, Victoria, speaks glowingly about Christine after meeting and receiving a letter from her.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowingly
Adverb
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Squeezits No '90s lunch box felt complete without a brightly colored bottle of Squeezits.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.—
HG BIGGS,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Adverb
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Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bogdanovich’s breakthrough came in 1971 with The Last Picture Show, an ensemble drama about growing up in a small Texas town, sensitively told and luminously shot.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The gorgeous part is the richness of Cleage’s characters, radiantly realized by all four actors under Jackson’s warm direction.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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After a bit of back-and-forth, one of the crew members grabbed a plastic bag and handed it to a tall, radiantly handsome Canadian actor named Marc.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Glowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowingly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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