as in shimmering
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as in sparkling
to give off sparks
we watched contentedly as our campfire scintillated in the darkness
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as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
the diamond ring scintillated in the sunlight
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Recent Examples of scintillating
Kevin Dotson, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
O’Neal took to Instagram early Friday (May 10) to serve up a scintillating and long-winded response on his Instagram featuring a photo that had Sharpe ranked at the No. 51 best player of all time.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Aztecs lost the opening tip, but that was about the only thing that didn’t go their way in a scintillating 12 minutes.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Overall, not the most scintillating evening of political discourse ever to grace a presidential debate stage.
—Paul Beckett, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
The 120th World Series offers one of the most scintillating matchups in recent memory.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
O’Neal took to Instagram early Friday (May 10) to serve up a scintillating and long-winded response on his Instagram featuring a photo that had Sharpe ranked at the No. 51 best player of all time.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The Aztecs lost the opening tip, but that was about the only thing that didn’t go their way in a scintillating 12 minutes.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Overall, not the most scintillating evening of political discourse ever to grace a presidential debate stage.
—Paul Beckett, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scintillating
Verb
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Over 12,000 glowing Amazon ratings back up the hype.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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The episode follows Maria (Siena Kelly), a food researcher whose latest project receives a glowing review from a focus group subject named Verity (Rosy McEwen), one of Maria's ex-classmates who was relentlessly bullied in school.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yet as the film wends its way through the narrow streets, harbors and glittering waters of Spain’s salty Galician coastline, immersing itself in chaotic gatherings of family and community, the title’s spiritual aspect takes on a rueful irony.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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DeChambeau’s most glittering past statistics at Quail Hollow come on the greens.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2000, the beauty giant debuted its selection of perfectly shimmery lip products, which to this day deliver a blinding glow, a (literally) yummy formula and hydration that lasts up to four hours.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Image Image In a blinding flash, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay killed at least 70,000 people.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Despite a glaring need at cornerback, the Dolphins were not among the half dozen teams that reached out to former Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander after he was released by the Green Bay Packers on Monday, according to a league source.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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Errors only account for the most glaring defensive mistakes and less obvious miscues like missing the cutoff man or throwing to the wrong base don’t show up in the box score but can be just as impactful within a game.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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“Scintillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scintillating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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