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Recent Examples of iridescence
Start with what stirs the soul — the iridescence of a bioluminescent reef, the sound of a whale’s song echoing across hemispheres, the eerie quiet of deep space.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
So instead, designers tweaked certain details, like twitching nerves under his skin and the iridescence in his scales.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hummingbirds and many other species create dazzling iridescence thanks to layers of pigments in their feathers.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
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.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
So instead, designers tweaked certain details, like twitching nerves under his skin and the iridescence in his scales.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Hummingbirds and many other species create dazzling iridescence thanks to layers of pigments in their feathers.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
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.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iridescence
Noun
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To analyze the core samples, the team employed a process known as luminescence dating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Jan. 2026
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Auroras are light shows that happen when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field, while airglow is luminescence caused by chemical reactions high in the atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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On days with strong solar irradiation, solar parks can already supply more than 60 percent of the country’s electricity demand.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
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Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Iridescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iridescence. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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