as in glistening
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as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
a sequined dress shimmering under the studio lights
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmering
Adjective
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Outside of the emotional rollercoaster of Keisha and Justin’s romance, the series offers generous and glittering depictions of family, friendship and young adulthood.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2025 -
Leave it to Cartier to make the night’s most glittering party feel like an intimate encore.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Still, some options will also include a red light setting, which produces less of a blinding effect for others, and strobe effects for emergency signaling.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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The spherical object reportedly then burst into a blinding bright light.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 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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Against elites, his Dangerous Fenwick is just over 50 percent, but his goal share (11-1) is a scintillating 91 percent.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The attention required to keep up isn’t always rewarded by the most scintillating developments in a plot that tends more often to simmer on a medium flame than come to a boil.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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This user experience gap is a glaring oversight that leaves many customers frustrated, confused and wondering if the futuristic fintech promises were just clever marketing.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Brunson’s game-winning, ice-cold three only numbed the pain the Knicks endured — pain a better opponent will continue to impose on a team that has shown more glaring holes than bright spots.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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“Shimmering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmering. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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