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or lustring
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant
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Within 24 hours, a trio of canine statues — including a gleaming gold basset hound riding in the back seat — had been sourced, delivered and installed.
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The gleaming look was all thanks to the Laura Geller Spackle Hydrating Skin Perfecting Facial Primer, which is currently on sale for $22 during Amazon Prime Day.
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Bodycam footage of the arrest released by the sheriff's office shows a deputy holding a flashing red and blue light apparently found in Jabari's vehicle.
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To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.
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Simón’s new film — introspective, often visually breath-stopping, and lensed with glittering coastal beauty by cinematographer Hélène Louvart — premiered at Cannes 2025 in competition, went on to play at myriad festivals, and is only now opening in the United States from Janus Films.
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Sometimes, the streets appear glittering; other times, seedy and dangerous.
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Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
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Shinery takes your jewelry from dirty and dull to sparkling and shining.
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Behind her, the skyline stretches toward the horizon, a jumble of condo towers and cranes shimmering in the afternoon humidity.
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Heat a generous drizzle of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
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In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.
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There's so many beautiful national monuments in the city, and the Kennedy Center is this glistening one that's next to the river and near other major sites.
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Early risers will find the red light of Mars glistening less than 10 degrees above the eastern horizon in the predawn hours on nights surrounding the new moon phase, while Saturn will shine higher to the east, among the stars of the constellation Pisces.
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“Lustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustering. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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