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Recent Examples of shimmery
The countdown featured a shimmery orange backdrop, with a cryptic clock in mint-green lettering.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The special colors include Glitter Santa (ruby red microglitter), Prancer (shimmery soft pink), Christmas Minimalist (extra-short round Instant Mani), and Candy Swirl (short round super stick mani).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Visited by Emily Wilson The Hoxton sits in the heart of Downtown LA, close to several Metro stations and surrounded by reflective buildings and shimmery asphalt.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of grand mountains on the horizon, you're blessed with views of shimmery Grant Lake.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Just a shade lighter than the carpet itself (though significantly more shimmery), the strapless gown cinched at the waist before sweeping effortlessly to the floor.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The bag is paired with gold hardware and a logo pendant for shimmery accents to elevate the look.
—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
Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The special colors include Glitter Santa (ruby red microglitter), Prancer (shimmery soft pink), Christmas Minimalist (extra-short round Instant Mani), and Candy Swirl (short round super stick mani).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Visited by Emily Wilson The Hoxton sits in the heart of Downtown LA, close to several Metro stations and surrounded by reflective buildings and shimmery asphalt.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Instead of grand mountains on the horizon, you're blessed with views of shimmery Grant Lake.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Just a shade lighter than the carpet itself (though significantly more shimmery), the strapless gown cinched at the waist before sweeping effortlessly to the floor.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The bag is paired with gold hardware and a logo pendant for shimmery accents to elevate the look.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shimmery
Adjective
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On Earth, auroras appear as shimmering curtains of light when charged particles from the solar wind interact with our world's magnetic field.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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That same shimmering quality of the straps featured all over the high-waist skirt of the dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ridiculously nourishing formula leaves you glistening but never greasy, with the coconut, açai, and brazil nut oils restoring suppleness to a level that pleased our testers as much as its tropical, coconutty scent and mess-free pump.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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What can any of us make of our momentary intimate lives in such an immense world, with equally immense unknowns, mysteries as great as death or the whale, as deep as love or the ocean, as sad and beautiful as a jellyfish torn and glistening in a small fortress of shore rock?—
Natalie Diaz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The stories are fraught with violence and colonialism: Persian rugs, for instance, gained their glittering reputation in part from Victorian-era racial hierarchies.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The actor, styled by Brad Goreski, wore a clingy, high-necked and long sleeve Gucci gown covered in black glittering sequin.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Carey’s latest era of her career, especially during her working relationship with Rosado, often sees the singer in sparkling gowns for her onstage performances.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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This stopper keeps non-sparkling wine fresh for up to 10 days after opening by removing air from the bottle using vacuum-sealer technology.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pistorius announced a €35 billion ($41 billion) investment in Berlin’s space programs over the next five years which includes developing satellite constellations to withstand jamming, blinding, and kinetic attacks.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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