scintillations

plural of scintillation

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Noun
  • In the evening, the whole place twinkles from the lights of a hundred lanterns and flares, which also serve to keep away mosquitoes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But, there will be progress, if not twinkles of excitement.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From up here, San Sebastián gleams to the east, the sea stretches endlessly forward, and silence settles like an ancient cloak.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Yorkshire Pecorino gleams pale, smooth, and yogurty.
    Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling.
    Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Crossed spears of sunlight fall into it but only so far, and beneath their yellow illuminations Brith can see depths and more depths of water, darkening to obscurity.
    Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Too bad Illinoisans will not join in the illuminations at home for our nation’s semiquincentennial — at least not legally.
    Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The unusual auroras were photographed over Hokkaido, Japan, where observers captured diffuse red glows hanging low over the horizon.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 May 2026
  • Come evening, the pizza oven glows or a local farm-to-table chef cooks as the light fades.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the firework began to wane after well over a minute, zigzagging streaks of light spread into a canopy of twinkling flashes that resembled stars.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • And that has pet owners looking for ways to help their animals get through the loud explosions and bright flashes.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Generating a test, refactoring a fragile selector or maintaining a test suite are the kinds of tasks where AI coding shines.
    Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Interior defensive line shines, edge rushers still growing One of the major surprises of the spring was Will Smith Jr.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Scintillations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scintillations. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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