luminesced

past tense of luminesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesced
Verb
  • The Good Place alum glittered from all angles in a strapless rose gold beaded Ashi Studio bustier and a matching floor-length skirt.
    Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the Enchanted glittered with edible pink shimmer dust, and bursting with fruity, botanical flavors – Grey Goose with watermelon basil essences, vermouth and basil.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.
    Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The gold and cream jacquard shimmered with each movement, the intricate pattern gave the suit a rich, almost tapestry-like dimension.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps because the testing period doesn’t begin until 2026, the room shimmered with the optimism of a hundred as yet undisproved hypotheses.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The music thumped away, though at reduced volume, the bats performed their acrobatics over the pool, the hash pipe glowed, people began to yawn.
    T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some cells glowed brightly due to high activity, others dimmed with weaker expression, while some switched off entirely.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The afro-mohawk, big gold chain, sideburns, yellow sleeveless vest, blue shorts and a layer of sweat that glistened his forehead.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In part, James and Elizabeth Murdoch, who blazed their own separate trails in the media business, had concerns about Fox News and the close affiliation of the news network with the family.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Images of the rock with its distinctive features were beamed back to Earth by Perseverance, while X-ray and laser sensors analyzed the chemistry of the markings.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Returning to the studio, Moss beamed with gratitude.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Luminesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesced. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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