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verb

present tense third-person singular of spangle
as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously

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noun

plural of spangle
as in gewgaws

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Recent Examples of spangles
Verb
Their celestial motif, fashioned with gold threads, beads and sequins, spangles the cushion’s lid covered with purple velvet. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spangles
  1. gleams
  2. gewgaws
  3. glitters
  4. baubles
  5. sparkles
  6. novelties
  7. flashes
  8. tokens
Verb
  • Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of gleams
Noun
  • The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of gewgaws
Verb
  • Geena Davis glitters in a red gown at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony in France on May 23.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of glitters
Noun
  • Still, within Newsom’s announcement today lies some pretty shiny baubles for an ailing West Coast industry that has seen production crater and over 50,000 jobs directly lost over the past six years.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Board presentations, black-tie weddings, nights on the town—there’s pretty much nothing these baubles can’t do.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of baubles
Verb
  • The dress sparkles on stage inspiring audience members to ask whether the gown contains LED lights.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Found about 37 million light-years from Earth, this galaxy sparkles in this side-on view.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sparkles
Noun
  • Geneva Watch Days ran ahead like clockwork from September 2 to 6, with at least a dozen novelties introduced across the five-day affair.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Founded in 2019, Whatnot built its audience on novelties and collectibles.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of novelties
Verb
  • Creative endeavor, in the space of a few hours, flashes its many faces, arduous and sexy, fleeting and fun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This option from Vantamo flashes a bright light and emits a 130-decibel sound from dual speakers whenever the top pin is pulled, alerting passersby of the emergency and scaring off potential assailants.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flashes
Noun
  • Local activists registered new voters by selling them a future where people like them would be leaders, not tokens.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The system uses zero-knowledge cryptography to generate mathematical proofs that a specific model produced given output tokens in response to a particular prompt.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of tokens

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“Spangles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spangles. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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