variants
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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The diamond-on-ear piece can be matched with a diamond drop below the lobe, or toned down with a gleaming gold drop below the ear.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026 -
The coaster with a max speed of 66 mph took more than 20,000 hours to construct and at least 9,000 gallons of white paint for its gleaming appearance.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Ahead of the endorsement vote, Klobuchar supporters holding batons with flashing green lights dominated the convention floor.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Neighbors said flashing emergency lights and sirens alerted them something was terribly wrong.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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One butcher joined the march with the longest carving fork Ursula had ever seen, twin tines glittering sharp overhead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Through the revolving door is the famous Grand Promenade—a wide walkway down to the sea, blue and glittering beyond the low white building of Eden-Roc, which discreetly houses three restaurants, six bars, the Pavilion suites and the poolside.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The plants store electricity generated by large solar and wind farms to release back on the power grid at night when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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Today, the village is separated from the mainland by about 660 yards of shimmering turquoise water where fishermen paddle on homemade rafts.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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The supermodel stunned in a shimmering bronze string bikini from Calzedonia.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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His tight chord stabs, jazzy voicings and glinting tone are an indelible sonic signature, up there with Louis Armstrong’s trumpet blasts and Aretha Franklin’s rolling, tolling gospel piano.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mercury will complete the line-up, glistening close to the horizon, but will prove a greater challenge to spot in the glow of the setting sun.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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These technologies get utterly confused by the transition from a matte brick wall to a shiny metallic bumper, or from dull tissue to glistening bodily fluids.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Lustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustering. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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