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Recent Examples of iridescence
These structural characteristics reflect and refract light in a way that creates a subtle but dazzling iridescence – less like the bold sparkle of a peacock and more like fine lace held up to sunlight.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The tight, shiny skin weeps an oily iridescence that tints the light around the woman as she twirls, evidently delighted by her affliction.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That iridescence comes from automotive paint—15 layers, to be exact.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Bumblebees and other insects were there too and had editors snapping away to capture the true-to-nature iridescence of their wings.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The tight, shiny skin weeps an oily iridescence that tints the light around the woman as she twirls, evidently delighted by her affliction.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That iridescence comes from automotive paint—15 layers, to be exact.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Bumblebees and other insects were there too and had editors snapping away to capture the true-to-nature iridescence of their wings.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iridescence
Noun
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Stratus clouds are gray layers, sometimes with variances in their luminescence.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rosas and cinematographer Paulo Menezes shoot Lisbon’s streetlife, nightlife and even its quiet cemetery parks with the breezy, sauntering flow of Eric Rohmer’s Paris, and occasionally the hot-to-the-touch luminescence of Wong Kar-wai’s Hong Kong.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Iridescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iridescence. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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