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Ray Virgil Hatfield, a former lieutenant junior grade in the Naval Air Corps, said the spherical object glistened like aluminum and was more than 5,000 feet in the air.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026 -
Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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His helmet’s gold face mask gleamed in the afternoon sun.—
Les Carpenter,
Washington Post,
8 May 2026
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While his phone screen shimmered with suggestions, our teensy tree perished alone on the patio.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Through the windows, the water shimmered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The blue-green ocean glittered on the horizon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The bride’s ensembles were designed by an Oscar-winning costume designer; film crews, photographers, and more than 1,000 reporters descended upon Monaco to cover the nuptials; the guest list glittered with international celebrity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Days earlier, at Makapuu Beach on the eastern shoreline of Oahu, the water glimmered with an unusual greenish tint, prompting people to head to beaches down the road where the water seemed clearer.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Around a pond near the Lincoln Memorial, some 10,000 tea lights glimmered in little paper bags.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Beaded coats glinted with star-chart embroidery.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The latter held Leo in particular high regard thanks to its association with the flooding of the river Nile, as the sun shone close to the constellation as the waterway broke its banks each year, according to EarthSky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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In the end, the Spurs’ star shined a bit brighter.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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“Sheened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheened. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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