Thesaurus results for SPANGLE

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verb

Definition of spangle

as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously

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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 But not from Russia or China, as the White House now contends in its effort to sell its vision for Greenland’s future under the star spangled banner. — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026

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His trademark spangles, makeup, and campy showmanship were entirely new to the mainstream gym world. — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024 Pontiac splashed through a moat of water spangles and ducked under a spruce-pine bend, and suddenly there was Bob Fireman’s Wagon Wheel. — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for spangle

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The gleaming Oscar sat nestled in a row of teddy bears on Jackie Cazares’ bed — a one-of-a-kind keepsake in a room her parents have left largely untouched since the 9-year-old died in the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
There was one American flag sign lit, with some storefront decor gleaming red, white and blue, but the heat seemingly scared most away from celebrating July 4 before Saturday's big day.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of gleam

Noun

And unlike LLMs, which primarily model sequences of tokens, LTMs model the structure of tabular data directly.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
That model can operate in three tiers, with the most expensive and high-performance costing $5 for a million input tokens and $30 for a million output tokens.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of token

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The lithe Pettet then sparkled as Mata Bond, the product of a love affair between Niven’s 007 and the spy Mata Hari, in the Bond spoof Casino Royale (1967).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Spray and wipe away with a soft cloth for sparkling clean results.

— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 7 July 2026

Definition of sparkle

Noun

While the company has changed its product over the years, from produce to ornamentals, he's always grown to serve his local community.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026
The plant was a Japanese yew, an ornamental that is toxic and deadly to horses, according to the report.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 June 2026

Definition of ornamental

Noun

At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2019
Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud—no blingy gold model here.

— David Pierce, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2017

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