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
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.
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Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Pierce also spoke glowingly of Jones and the Colts during the interview but steered clear of making a commitment to return.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
His mother, Victoria, speaks glowingly about Christine after meeting and receiving a letter from her.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Gallagher said Levy allegedly provided excellent personal references, including a dog walker who spoke glowingly about her.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
In response to Padgett’s question about gentrification and Miami’s changing economy, Griffin spoke glowingly about Miami’s future.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
In a phone interview with The Star, Berry and Shana spoke glowingly about the progress their son has made in the program, where a team of three personal assistants carefully manages his care and takes him on outings around their home in Parkville.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
Draymond Green, in a recent episode of his podcast, spoke glowingly of Kuminga’s character.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, Bellinger's agent, Scott Boras, spoke glowingly about his client at the winter meetings in Orlando.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Pierce also spoke glowingly of Jones and the Colts during the interview but steered clear of making a commitment to return.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
His mother, Victoria, speaks glowingly about Christine after meeting and receiving a letter from her.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Gallagher said Levy allegedly provided excellent personal references, including a dog walker who spoke glowingly about her.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
In response to Padgett’s question about gentrification and Miami’s changing economy, Griffin spoke glowingly about Miami’s future.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
In a phone interview with The Star, Berry and Shana spoke glowingly about the progress their son has made in the program, where a team of three personal assistants carefully manages his care and takes him on outings around their home in Parkville.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
Draymond Green, in a recent episode of his podcast, spoke glowingly of Kuminga’s character.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
On Tuesday, Bellinger's agent, Scott Boras, spoke glowingly about his client at the winter meetings in Orlando.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glowingly
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By studying this polarization, IXPE can help astronomers probe some of the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, such as why black holes spin, what powers the extreme jets blasting from supermassive black holes, or why pulsars glow so brightly in X-ray light.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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While the comedic side of this rom-com could shine even more brightly with further development, the play already has a lot of heart.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 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
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Tarr went on to direct the accomplished The Man From London, which starred Tilda Swinton, before retiring after The Turin Horse, a luminously stark period chamber drama about a father and his adult daughter living alone in the barren Hungarian countryside over the span of about a week.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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At each end of the table were enormous jugs of excellent cider, and their host had four fine and radiantly healthy daughters, aged 16 to 20, whom Brillat-Savarin admired at every turn.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Glowingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glowingly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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