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Adjective
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The spaces get smaller and smaller as the shark approaches, radiating a sense of that closing distance until the string stabs cut into the listener like so many glistening teeth.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Below-zero temperatures have beauty insiders daydreaming about being under the tropical sun; their faces bronzed, their hair sandy, and their nails glistening like the ocean.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When the oil is shimmering, add the vegetables and chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are warmed through and the sausage is sizzling, 6 to 8 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bafflingly little has been written about The Changeling, but perhaps that critical silence is in fact evidence of its shimmering success, on its own animal terms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The trailer features stunning images of the massive gleaming white cube that was the centerpiece of the staging and Instagram-worthy shots of the pryo and special effects that made the tour a must-see for fans.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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More about Bad Bunny's halftime performance Bad Bunny’s scintillating 13-minute halftime spectacle was filled with cultural references, a wedding, and handing one of his new Grammys to a little boy.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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The other scintillating confession comes in the back of an SUV when Ratner drags it out of Melania that her favorite musician is Michael Jackson.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Colorado baseball fans, used to seeing sparkling plays, first by Nolan Arenado, and then by McMahon, could be in for more acrobatics at third base.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Curiosity widens as the sparkling Sun activates your 9th House of Travel and Exploration, inviting you to stretch your beliefs and seek perspective beyond familiar comfort zones.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The county became a glittering crystal mecca not necessarily because of top-down industrial policy, but because of a nearly all-consuming drive to hustle.—
Louise Matsakis Rachel Zheng,
Wired News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Wearing a shimmery navy one-shoulder dress, Glenn landed her opening triple axel and stayed upright even without a clean landing.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This manicure features a shimmery base and micro strawberry French tips for a sweet, delicate look.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
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Flash-bang grenades, or stun grenades, are designed to disorient through a combination of deafening noise, blinding light, heat, fragmentation and pressure.—
Michele Heisler,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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On that quintessentially sunny January day, Toliver wore an equally blinding, all-white outfit in contrast to the bright yellows of the racer.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Scintillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scintillant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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