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Recent Examples of shimmery
The bag is paired with gold hardware and a logo pendant for shimmery accents to elevate the look.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Licht, owner of Sea Trek, a Sausalito kayak and paddle board rental business, turned off the engine and surveyed the shimmery vista.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Mix it all up — tailored sober jackets with shimmery eveningwear fabrics; menswear silhouettes with classically feminine touches and treatments all blended together; retro and futurism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Planet Earth hosts a bevy of bioluminescence, from shimmery blue anglerfish to Switzerland’s glowing green mushrooms.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the social media clip, the pop superstar tests out a shimmery liquid eye shadow.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
There’s no chrome finish or shimmery top coat—just the simplicity of a plain butter yellow manicure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Also featured was a shimmery orange background with mint green lettering that matched the countdown on Swift's website.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Licht, owner of Sea Trek, a Sausalito kayak and paddle board rental business, turned off the engine and surveyed the shimmery vista.
—Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Mix it all up — tailored sober jackets with shimmery eveningwear fabrics; menswear silhouettes with classically feminine touches and treatments all blended together; retro and futurism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Campau printed the inserts on a special shimmery, purple, holographic paper with mini bios of each girl, complete with quotes and their star signs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Planet Earth hosts a bevy of bioluminescence, from shimmery blue anglerfish to Switzerland’s glowing green mushrooms.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In the social media clip, the pop superstar tests out a shimmery liquid eye shadow.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
There’s no chrome finish or shimmery top coat—just the simplicity of a plain butter yellow manicure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Also featured was a shimmery orange background with mint green lettering that matched the countdown on Swift's website.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmery
Adjective
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And thanks to a recent multi-year overhaul, the mid-century room continues to offer the shimmering opulence of a great hotel bar.—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The jewelry featured shimmering diamonds and emeralds, adding colorful contrast to Elba’s monochrome look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Outdoor scenes especially are artfully composed, such as a distant view of a bridge with the river flowing under it in the foreground, or the glistening look of a puddle on the street at night.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Its mesmerizing turquoise lakes, towering granite pinnacles, and vast, glistening glaciers have earned the park recognition as the crown jewel of Patagonia region, a vast natural frontier which stretches over 1,000 miles from Chile to the tip of Argentina.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His black-tie ensembles and glittering gowns often stole the spotlight on red carpets during awards season, cementing his place as a versatile designer.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But beneath the glittering headlines lies the uncomfortable truth: the advertised jackpot is not the real prize, the odds are stacked against players, and the system relies heavily on the very people most vulnerable to financial strain.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its sparkling white walls resemble the membrane of a high-tech pod and futuristic techno beats echo around them.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Oud Zarian opens with a bright, sparkling lift of bergamot and ginger that sets an unexpectedly fresh stage for such a weighty central ingredient.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Also on full display while attending the Cincinnati Bearcats, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end used to play college football, was Swift's blinding engagement ring.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In each one of those episodes, there is a kernel of brilliant, blinding truth, and that’s what makes great satire.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its primary food source is the winter firefly (Diaphanes lampyroides), which attracts mates with a continuous, non-flashing light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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
Cite this Entry
“Shimmery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shimmery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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