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as in glowed
to emit rays of light
the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth
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as in rubbed
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house
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Recent Examples of shone
Golden State’s run came mainly from expansion draft selections as players like Burton, Thornton and Zandalasini all shined in bigger roles.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
With star teammates struggling, Sabally shined with 13 points in 17 minutes off the bench in the OT victory.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
For a party struggling to grasp levers of power, the gambit shone a damning, bright spotlight on a controversial and politically complex issue for the GOP for more than a month.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Huge columns made of light pink and dove gray Tennessee marble shone in the evening light filtering in from the glass roof.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Two Ocoee seniors shined at the prestigious Bob Hays Invitational in Jacksonville.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Emergency lights shone from rescue boats, illuminating the windows.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Tomislav Ivisic of Croatia, who stands 7-foot-1, and his 7-2 twin brother Zvonimir have shined in March.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
But there, in the lower left-hand corner of the frame, is the silhouette of a man having his shoes shined, his image rendered sharp by virtue of his stillness.
—Alexey Yurenev, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
With star teammates struggling, Sabally shined with 13 points in 17 minutes off the bench in the OT victory.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
For a party struggling to grasp levers of power, the gambit shone a damning, bright spotlight on a controversial and politically complex issue for the GOP for more than a month.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Huge columns made of light pink and dove gray Tennessee marble shone in the evening light filtering in from the glass roof.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Two Ocoee seniors shined at the prestigious Bob Hays Invitational in Jacksonville.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Emergency lights shone from rescue boats, illuminating the windows.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Tomislav Ivisic of Croatia, who stands 7-foot-1, and his 7-2 twin brother Zvonimir have shined in March.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
But there, in the lower left-hand corner of the frame, is the silhouette of a man having his shoes shined, his image rendered sharp by virtue of his stillness.
—Alexey Yurenev, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shone
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Steinfeld glowed in a gorgeous peachy-pink Prada gown covered in silver studs.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tournament logos glowed on the massive video boards mounted on either side of the building, a constant reminder that a new phase of the season has begun.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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His grandiose persona rubbed many the wrong way early on, earning him a villain label.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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And Jesse Leasure, who was drenched in pepper spray and felt like his skin was on fire and as though someone had rubbed his eyeballs with sandpaper.—
Olivia George,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Leite, a rising young guard who flashed promise during her debut season with Golden State, heads to Portland, where former Valkyries president of basketball operations Vanja Černivec is now the GM.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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That should have been strike three but Wegner, a crew chief working his 29th major league season, flashed 1-2 for the count.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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With a range of sizes for plus-sized travelers, these Eytino trousers are comfortable and stylish, but look polished enough for practically any occasion.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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Amazon has plenty of spring-ready two-piece options that are comfortable enough for the couch and polished enough for lunch with a friend.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The mission has already beamed back spectacular images of Earth from deep space, but the best is yet to come.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
6 Apr. 2026
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Missing the graduation Giovanni Castañeda Nieto, 18, beamed as he was surrounded by his family on Thursday during a pre-graduation event for Marines and their relatives.—
Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The looming canyon nearly obscures sunlight, and sinuous, layered stone reveals warm burgundy, grey, and violet striations smoothed by centuries of flooding.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fronting the glittering waters of the Atlantic, the Louis XIII-style promenade is currently undergoing a multi-million-dollar renewal, its granite tiles buffed and smoothed, vegetation planted, and its sea lions by sculptor José Fioravanti returned to their former glory.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Delicate little needles in the windows that flickered up and then sifted back down.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The dots flickered and subsided, only to reappear again in greater numbers and with growing intensity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the Project Hail Mary universe, all life in our solar system’s sector of the Milky Way comes from an ancient ancestor of Astrophage that long ago radiated out from Tau Ceti, Weir says.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shone. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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