scintillas

Definition of scintillasnext
plural of scintilla

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scintillas
Noun
  • The stone mat wraps around the faucet and acts as a splash guard, absorbing splashes and spills around the area.
    Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The look incorporates Jackson Pollock-esque splashes of orange and royal blue, a departure from last season’s navy-and-white color palette.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The novel is famously austere, with mere glimmers of physical intimacy.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In non-theme park play, the game revolves around Illumineers, glimmers, inklands, a lorebook and other buzzwords and actions that are important to players.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Thrilling are the hints of feminine power.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Ancestry continues to provide hints about older ancestors, giving you the ability to dig even deeper into your family history.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are a host of other things available to entertain your littles, tweens, and teens around town, including The Butterfly Conservatory, Eco-Discovery Center, Shipwreck Museum, and Truman Waterfront Park’s splash pad.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Feb. 2026
  • More than half of littles were developmentally ready for kindergarten.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Also known as sunspots, solar lentigines, or liver spots, age spots are additional specks and bits of pigment caused by excessive sun exposure.
    Essence, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This starts with intellectual rigor and time studying the various areas of law the Supreme Court touches.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Still, director Mario Landi, working with the limited resources of television production at the time, provides intriguing little visual touches, utilizing windows as a central motif to explore the book’s running theme of outsiders always looking in.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are several bits about comedy that haven’t aged well — references to Bill Cosby and Russell Peters, and there’s a scene from The Hangover.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This brought back family gossip and hesitant bits of information about my mother’s beloved grandfather, my maternal great-grandfather.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Scintillas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scintillas. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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