luminesced

Definition of luminescednext
past tense of luminesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesced
Verb
  • The bride’s ensembles were designed by an Oscar-winning costume designer; film crews, photographers, and more than 1,000 reporters descended upon Monaco to cover the nuptials; the guest list glittered with international celebrity.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The red carpet glittered with A-listers and their equally high-profile dates.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • For a long time, the property gleamed in the daylight with its white, ornate facade against lush green landscaping and often at night, as well, with twinkling holiday lights attached to almost every surface.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The diamonds sparkled and shimmered, drawing my eyes into the glimmering light.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But the song, which Springsteen also performed in 2016, shimmered on stage with Lofgren and Morello trading guitar solos and Springsteen finding his upper register to provoke a lump-in-throat moment.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For her rare public outing, the teen—whom Beyoncé shares with husband Jay-Z—glowed in a luminous white New Arrivals minidress featuring a strapless design and delicate ruching.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Inside, there was a puzzling, almost magical blue powder that glowed in the dark.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Days earlier, at Makapuu Beach on the eastern shoreline of Oahu, the water glimmered with an unusual greenish tint, prompting people to head to beaches down the road where the water seemed clearer.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Around a pond near the Lincoln Memorial, some 10,000 tea lights glimmered in little paper bags.
    Noam Levey, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The gratification was immediate; tears glistened on fans’ cheeks as the lights pulsed on stage.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In the 21st century, Jason's daughter Sadie returns to Brownsville as a journalist, determined to unravel the mystery of what happened decades earlier on the night the buildings blazed.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And by 1999, the entire trail, blazed with blue markings, was complete.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Luminesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesced. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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