LUMINESCE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

luminesce

verb

Definition of luminesce

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. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019

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Verb

No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
At the extreme end, weak edtech can reduce teachers to classroom monitors, passively watching students complete tasks on their glowing rectangles.

— Richard Carranza, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of glow

Verb

Complete with shimmering ivory sequins, an open back, and a dramatic train, the futuristic silhouette felt perfectly in step with the film’s otherworldly aesthetic.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026
The five-year-old could be seen rocking a red T-shirt while throwing shimmering streamers open before a window, where pink and red balloons floated outside.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of shimmer

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Harrowing body camera video released by the NYPD captures the frightening moments as Emergency Service Unit officers plead with the woman to back away from the edge, as sun glistened off the cold water below.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Muchová faded from the set after that, leaving the court at the set break while Gauff remained, unbothered by the sun and the sweat glistening on her shoulders.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of glisten

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Virginia Bender The areas where the Old West doesn’t get so wild are the big functional kitchen with its gleaming stainless steel range, and the bathrooms, modern and sleek with marble to match the best hotel suites.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In Atlanta, Mayra Martinez and I walked the Beltline — the gleaming greenway everyone points to as proof of an economic boom.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of gleam

Verb

Isabel, looking lovely in a red dress, beamed while watching her son.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
With Steffens beamed into the studio from a remote location, and Flav sitting across from Gayle King and Nate Burleson, the women’s ally on set made sure to get the last word.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of beam

Verb

Macron enjoys nothing more than a glittering reception in France’s capital, a place foreign power brokers and business leaders like to spend time.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 23 July 2026
On behalf of everyone at Media Res, thank you to our extraordinary crew, our staggering, glittering cast, our remarkable writers, and to our partners at Apple, Hello Sunshine and Echo Films.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of glitter

Verb

The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Gomez glimmered in a gold gown by Oscar de la Renta and matching gold high heels, as first revealed by her hairstylist, Renato Campora, on Instagram.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

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