luminesced

past tense of luminesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesced
Verb
  • The Barbie alum glittered in a Bulgari choker necklace, adding a watch and bangle on her wrist for more shine.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 June 2026
  • The Argentina crest was sewn on the night beforehand, alongside the logo of shirt manufacturer Le Coq Sportif — who, of course, had not actually made these shirts — while the shirt numbers were silver-gray, glittered, and designed for American football jerseys.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Her slinky black shift dress shimmered with stripes of iridescent sequins that shifted color under the flashing lights.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026
  • They were layered over a gold dress designed by Nike, striped with sequins which shimmered and sparkled in the Paris sunshine.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • As the sun set, the grounds glowed with scarlet lights that illuminated the red ottomans in the seating and lounge areas, creating an almost theatrical atmosphere.
    Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
  • The lab glowed like a jewel in the distance, and around him bioluminescent plankton shone like stars.
    Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 6 June 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
  • Sticky skin glistened from a long day spent bouncing between stages, making every cool breeze feel like a small gift.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • The long curving claws of white ivory glistened their deadly threat.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Running back Jonathon Brooks, who is returning from back-to-back ACL surgeries on his right knee, caught a pass across the middle from Young and blazed down the field through traffic.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • This tour walks the trail blazed by Cathy Aguado, who discovered the monarchs’ overwintering site in 1975.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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“Luminesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesced. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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