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Recent Examples of iridescence
Go with the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat Nail Polish at under $10 for some pink iridescence or the Nails Inc Mirror Chrome Silver Served High Shine Metallic Nail Polish at $8 for a silver-flecked finish.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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
Noun
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The irradiation process creates a fusible cleavage product that remains on the paper’s surface.—
Etiido Uko
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes irradiation gets thrown into the mix.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Iridescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iridescence. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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