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Recent Examples of shininess
Folks are drawn to the shininess and the shows.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
In the same way, the Mac's version of Liquid Glass looks slightly toned down compared to the same styling in iOS and iPadOS, with a lot less shininess and translucency (not none, but less).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
In the same way, the Mac's version of Liquid Glass looks slightly toned down compared to the same styling in iOS and iPadOS, with a lot less shininess and translucency (not none, but less).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shininess
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Eric Laughlin, a spokesperson for the Office of Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the agency also collected samples of the oil sheen, which are still being analyzed.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The aluminum frame is strong and durable, keeping your items protected while offering a chic metallic sheen that makes your bag easy to spot in a lineup.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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The wand is more precise and picks up a small amount of the gloss-oil.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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The sleek cabinet design was copied by simpler brands and reproduced repeatedly, often appearing sterile when finished in a stark, high-gloss finish.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
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For nearly $700 off, this sleek anorak blends utility and polish in a way that feels tailor-made for transitional weather.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even though the pastel polish is rather gentle, there's still a bit of an edge thanks to those flaming hearts.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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To analyze the core samples, the team employed a process known as luminescence dating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Jan. 2026
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Auroras are light shows that happen when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field, while airglow is luminescence caused by chemical reactions high in the atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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The team led by Paola Tiranti observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, detecting the faint glow from molecules up to 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometres) above the cloud tops.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The illuminating skin tint instantly blurs and brightens my complexion and leaves behind a soft-focus glow—almost as if my skin were an IRL filter.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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After all, microscopic analysis and portable X-ray fluorescence simply weren’t options in the 1920s.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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To delineate the murine C3aR coding sequence, gene structure, 5′-flanking region, and chromosome location, cDNA and genomic clones encoding the mouse C3a receptor were isolated, characterized, and used in fluorescence in situ hybridization experiments.—
Kirstin R.W. Matthews,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Shininess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shininess. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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