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Recent Examples of shine
Verb
When every full moon shines in 2025. John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025 Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Fuinloth Quilted Vest A quilted vest shines during travel, especially in the fall and winter months. Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025 With a background in sitcoms, plenty of experience on the live stage and a knack for penning punchy song lyrics, Carpenter is primed to let her comedic side shine Saturday night. Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shine
Verb
  • Shaped like glowing maple leaves, the six-piece set brings all the cozy fall vibes while brightening up driveways, walkways, and garden paths.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Emerald Cave glows bright green when sunlight hits the water just right.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most recently, Alverson has also dipped his toe into advising sorority hopefuls as a rush coach — part of an emerging market for girls looking to polish up their image before heading off to college.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Its software ecosystem is polished, and its hardware is mature.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The game was delayed by at least 10 minutes as several main lights in the arena wouldn’t turn on.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Each post, often featuring updates about Ginger the tiger, draws thousands of likes and comments from supporters.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Despite everything Mia has been through, the Border collie hasn’t given up hope on humans, according to the post, which has over 270 likes.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the weeks leading up to Halloween, Newman continues to share wig tips ahead of partying and trick-or-treating.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Apple and caramel dips Apples are a top-tier fall fruit and a healthy, on-theme choice for trick-or-treaters.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Special glasses then beam invisible near-infrared light onto the chip.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cut any branches that rub against one another or are crossed down to the ground.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
  • On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Shine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shine. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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