luminesced

past tense of luminesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesced
Verb
  • The look, which comes from Schiaparelli's spring/summer 2024 runway collection, featured silver and matrix-green electronic chips and Swarovski crystals that glittered with each flash of the camera.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 25 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
  • An abundance of kitschy wall decorations (fuzzy dice, fake flowers, party streamers) gleamed under flashing lights, casting the room in lurid shades of pink and green.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fforme’s liquid silk dresses shimmered with ease, and Ulla Johnson’s abstract painterly prints struck a vibrant chord.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • By now her name has glowed several times on the marquee of Springfield’s historic Gillioz Theatre.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Textures glimmered with the surrealism of gaming skins.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Princess Kate added sparkle with Queen Alexandra's Three Feathers Brooch, which The Court Jeweller noted is usually worn by the wife of the Prince of Wales, while the Queen glimmered in the can't-miss Prince Albert brooch, which was beloved by Queen Victoria.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That summer of 1996 felt like a golden time, but Wembley no longer glistened.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As with Nashville Underground, The Spot by Dre and Snoop doesn’t have its owners’ names blazed across the entrance.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But their stars blazed different paths for them both, converging again only by a twist of fate.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Luminesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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