Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminescing
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The driver switches the radio silent, the world glowing around them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026 -
The reports from the back fields were immediately glowing.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.—
Virginia Willis,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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This manicure features a soft green jelly shade paired with shimmering neutral and silver accents for a playful, layered effect.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Franny and her husband have traded in their elegant Park Avenue co-op for a suite on board the Sonata, a once-glittering cruise ship with a complicated history now long past its prime.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The plush red velvet auditorium feels impossibly ornate, crowned by the glittering chandelier.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Likewise, the gleaming curves of the Walt Disney Concert Hall cemented his reputation for turning civic institutions into works of art in their own right.—
David Sokol,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2026
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The massive spread includes several formal and informal gathering spaces, with the gleaming chef’s kitchen serving as the heart of the home.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the Giotto bed skirt, folds don’t just ripple so much as elegantly undulate, glistening with the kind of delicate sheen that only sateen and silk can accomplish.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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By the time the women are seated on velvet-upholstered chairs that rise behind them like thrones, with glistening silverware and a large bouquet of flowers at the center of the table, the tension has reached breaking point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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From ancient autopsy rooms to glimmering Gothic chapels, and medieval manuscripts to dark Baroque libraries, Europe’s universities can provide an intimate setting to experience some of history’s most impressive artifacts.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The moon is glimmering, the veil between worlds is thin and there’s an air of mischief lingering in the shadows.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Astrophotographer Ogetay Kayali has captured a nebula resembling a jellyfish — or possibly a brain, depending on your perspective — shining 5,000 light-years from Earth near the bright star Propus, which represents one foot of a mythological twin represented in the constellation Gemini.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The next thing the victim remembered after the restaurant was waking up completely naked in Steffens’ bed with a bright ring light shining at them and a laptop on the bed, almost like the room was set up for filming, the victim told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its genuine, glossy leather is topped by a pair of glinting faux scissors, which might be every aichmophobic person’s nightmare but is also every style-savvy woman’s dream.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Something always seems to be lurking in the periphery, glinting off the edges of mirrors, flickering across those black wings offstage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Luminescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminescing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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