scintillate

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Recent Examples of scintillate After a career creating picture books for children, Keats—born Jacob Ezra Katz—had gone back in memory to the scrappy milieu of his early years and recorded all sorts of scintillating details. Meghan Cox Gurdon, wsj.com, 12 May 2023 The musician posted a short but scintillating clip on Twitter that features a snippet of the song’s slinky groove. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023 At this point in the first round, however, a 6-4, 244-pound pocket passer with 4.43-second speed in the 40-yard dash and scintillating skills as a deep thrower might be too attractive for Carroll to ignore. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023 His shooting splits are scintillating with 70 shot attempts in three games: 66% on two-pointers, 41.2% from three, and 85.7% at the foul line. Shane Young, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for scintillate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scintillate
Verb
  • The Eiffel Tower sparkled in their background as day turned into night.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Your accessories don’t have to be sparkling, brand-new from the newest home decor store.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elanco's gleaming headquarters stands four stories tall, with floor-to-ceiling blue windows on every side and several balconies that overlook the 75-acre campus and provide an unobstructed view of the downtown skyline.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Brecher's image captured spectacular detail in the sweeping spiral arms of the 260,000 light-year-wide galaxy gleaming with the intense light of star formation.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mountains glowed with golden light, evoking a sense of enchantment and possibility.
    Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Los Milics was the subject of a glowing profile in the September 2025 issue of Food and Wine Magazine.
    Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On top of that, another potential sell signal is close to being flashed.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, 3 to 5 inches of rain might be possible, forecasters said, which could lead to flash flooding.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Katmai’s wild southeastern coast, however, guests of Natural Habitat Adventures, a partner of World Wildlife Fund, observe brown bears in near solitude on shimmering tidal flats and aqua bays.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • All visitors are struck by the long colored ribbon extending over a hundred yards throughout the store, drawing them inside to experience all its shimmering hues.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The duo shines in front of a deep forward group, carrying Vegas to an incredible regular season and the Golden Knights’ second Stanley Cup championship in four years.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When every full moon shines in 2025.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fast forward to September 21 this year, and Jefferson-Wooden’s smile was still beaming, but the medal around her neck was glistening brighter than ever before.
    Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 winner Monét X Change now has a lovely engagement ring to glisten alongside her crown and scepter.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Formula One is headed to the Lion City’s Marina Bay Street Circuit to compete under the twinkling stars and lights for the Singapore Grand Prix.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The twinkling synth lines and thumping four-on-the-floor pattern create a groove as irresistible as the woman Iwar yearns for.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Scintillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scintillate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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