SHEENED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

sheened

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past tense of sheen

as in glistened

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The lights from the neighborhood condos glistened on the water.

— Téa Mutonji, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Harrowing body camera video released by the NYPD captures the frightening moments as Emergency Service Unit officers plead with the woman to back away from the edge, as sun glistened off the cold water below.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of glistened

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Further details can only be gleamed from the photos, but what’s plain to see is that the shoe shares much of the same shape as the LeBron 23.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.

— Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Definition of gleamed

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Gomez glimmered in a gold gown by Oscar de la Renta and matching gold high heels, as first revealed by her hairstylist, Renato Campora, on Instagram.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
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

Definition of glimmered

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As the bartender quieted whatever terrible hair-metal mixtape had been playing over the house PA, and the lights glowed red on the stage, Ryan was trying to create the illusion of a behind-the-curtain, big-stage, rock star entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
String lights glowed overhead as the San Gabriel Mountains went dark behind them.

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of glowed

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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
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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