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Recent Examples of shimmery
For more gorgeous pieces from the MacKenzie-Childs sale, check out our top picks below with everything from shimmery vanity trays to vibrant kitchenware, floral rugs, patterned furniture, and wall decor.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 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
From glossy rosewater nails to short and shimmery cat eye talons and dainty little gems—less is certainly more.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 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
From glossy rosewater nails to short and shimmery cat eye talons and dainty little gems—less is certainly more.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmery
Adjective
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The shimmering gown featured a formfitting design with sinuous sculptural elements at the neckline and hip for asymmetrical juxtaposition.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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There are the shimmering, silver-leafed balcony boxes that create a scalloped collar around the upper level of the grand ballroom in which anyone who was anyone once waltzed or sang or partied hard.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 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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The rap star rocked a warm grey smokey eye, soft yet sultry, with tiny glittering rhinestones strategically placed to catch the light—and everyone’s attention.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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For example, Hansi Flick’s friendly approach at Bayern Munich and Barcelona has delivered glittering success.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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Although the tall, slim, and elegant shape is appealing, that Champagne flute isn’t doing your spectacular sparkling wine any favors.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Strip away the blinding effect of wild investment in AI and corporate America looks like corporate Europe.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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