LUMINESCED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

luminesced

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past tense of luminesce

as in glittered

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Our last breakfast was a beauty—pastries on deck as Toronto glittered ahead.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
In a sartorial 180, the star embraced another revealing style moment in a sheer gold Fendi dress that glittered from every angle.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of glittered

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In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleamed

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Inspired by an art show that was itself inspired by the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, the club featured palm trees, polka-dot banquettes, murals of the hotel and pool, and a NO VACANCY sign outside that glowed perpetually into the night.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Scientists began describing minerals that glowed in the dark as phosphors in the Middle Ages.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of glowed

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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
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

Definition of glimmered

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The lights from the neighborhood condos glistened on the water.

— Téa Mutonji, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of glistened

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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

Definition of glinted

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The plight of immigrants is one of the defining moral issues of our time, and more and more big name musicians are following the trail Parton blazed so long ago.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The trail to understanding fluids as the product of the microscopic world was blazed, ironically, by physicists thinking about some of reality’s biggest scales.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

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