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Recent Examples of luminescence Our colleague Bo Li at the University of Wollongong used optical luminescence dating methods on the layers of earth that contained the artifacts. Ben Marwick, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025 His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025 This luminescence is the hallmark of this mushroom, which gave rise to its common name: the ghost fungus. Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Its sawtooth roofline’s skylights that once poured shadowless daylight onto the factory floor now provide the perfect luminescence for minimalist sculpture. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for luminescence
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Noun
  • The sunscreen’s lightweight formula gives my skin a radiant glow instead of a chalky finish.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 28 June 2025
  • To execute his signature summer glow, Turner reaches for Chanel Les Beiges Water Tint for fresh, sheer coverage.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The cosmic duo will be visible for around two and a half hours before the glare of the rising sun hides the Pleiades from view.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 July 2025
  • With a full understanding about both the financial stakes and the glare of a national spotlight, Tucker has avoided the distractions that could have derailed his performance.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The celebrated Scottish film and screen actor, who was regarded as one of the brightest lights of his generation, died at the age of 40 from AIDS in 1990, and asked that the cause of his death be publicized to promote awareness and acceptance of the illness.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2025
  • Congress could fund the shortfall from general revenue but that would hardly be prudent in light of the growing national debt.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Fitzgerald understood this long before multidistrict litigation was a gleam in a judge’s eye.
    Aron Solomon June 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • The wooden floors of the 129-year-old building gleam with fresh polish.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The tractor-trailer then veered right, traveling across both lanes, and collided with an overhead illumination police and through the metal beam guardrail in the right shoulder and went down an embankment into a wooded area, according to state police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
  • Instead of going with a big, fancy cockpit of OLED or LED graphics and illumination, Kamingo keeps it simple with a featherlight controller that features a knurled mode dial and a small color display for essentials like speed, distance and battery life.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 June 2025

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“Luminescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminescence. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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