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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Police are out in full force, as security officials brought us into their gleaming emergency command center, insisting to us that everything is safe.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Plus, the gleaming vessel is a gorgeous addition to any vanity.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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The attached picture appeared to show several people flashing gang signs, which an FBI agent admitted was probably lifted somewhere online.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Those cameras can issue $100 violations whether or not the yellow lights are flashing — a rule that many drivers say is news to them.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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On her head sat the Spencer tiara, a glittering family heirloom.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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The resort boasts some of the best views on the continent, as the mountain looks over Lago Nahuel Huapi, providing a glittering lake backdrop to almost every run.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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Today’s Full Moon, also a Lunar Eclipse, elevates your 10th House of Prestige, shining a clear light on your public path.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Due to a combination of factors, including radiation from the shining stars, stellar cataclysms, and virialization effects, the remnant normal matter then gets ejected, with either very few or possibly even no stars existing where the main galactic body normally is.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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From shimmering gowns to sharp tuxedos and dramatic silhouettes, celebrities brought high fashion and classic movie-star energy to the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The cheery month can be translated onto nails with a fun, fresh gel set, from shimmering stars to porcelain florals and chic tortoise shell.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 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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At first glance, Glass Mountain looks out of place—an irregular, pale, 15-foot mound glinting in the sunlight, as if someone dumped a pile of shiny shards in the middle of the desert.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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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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Surrounded by a never-ending patchwork of tea plantations, with Castlereagh Reservoir glistening in the distance, this beautiful bungalow is a picture of colonial elegance.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Lustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustering. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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