as in to glow
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Recent Examples of luminesce
Music has charms that teem our tongues, course through our pens and luminesce up on our screens.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesce
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This brilliantly acerbic novel is set up as a millennial comedy of manners, but when Remy and Alicia head to the Hamptons for a surf weekend with Instagram-baddie Jen, a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes is just the first indication that things are very, very wrong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Saturn, meanwhile, will glow less than 10 degrees to the upper left of Venus, with a distant cousin lurking nearby, but more on that later.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The images show the northern lights shimmering over the Denmark Strait and across parts of Canada during a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The actress accessorized her look with shimmering Chaumet jewelry pieces, including earrings and a statement necklace.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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By the time the women are seated on velvet-upholstered chairs that rise behind them like thrones, with glistening silverware and a large bouquet of flowers at the center of the table, the tension has reached breaking point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The trailer’s biggest comedic moment arrives when Woody shows up in person and removes his hat, revealing a bald spot that hilariously glistened in the sunlight and blinded the other toys.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My bedroom window looked out onto a fragment of gleaming sky and a green patch in the middle of an eerily quiet estate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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But for now, there’s Woody, bald spot gleaming in the sun, back among friends.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tilly shouted from the floor of the arena to her father, Ron, in the stands, several feet above, beaming down at history.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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In a photo dump shared on February 21, a beaming Markle could be seen pouring the brut—a 2022 Napa Valley varietal—into coupe glasses while embracing one of the year’s trendiest colorways.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Decor is minimalist and modern, and many rooms feature sweeping views of the glittering city below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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On her head sat the Spencer tiara, a glittering family heirloom.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Uranus is high in the southern sky near the Pleiades star cluster, and vivid Jupiter glimmers up in the east.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The film festival recently closed the curtain on Utah before getting ready to shine the spotlight on Colorado.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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That door still hovers in my mind, the dark wood; dark, too, around the edges where light usually shone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Luminesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesce. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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