as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously
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Verb
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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
Noun
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Patricia Field, in her wisdom, suggests the distinction scarcely matters, but Andy’s baubles were Chanel, Chanel.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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The princess received both baubles as a wedding present from her father, who inherited them as part of the royal collection.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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On this campus tour, Kirkland showed off the three-year-old football stadium that sparkles, and the new baseball and softball diamonds nearby.—
Joe Davidson
May 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The lobby’s long chandelier sparkles above low-rise velvet chairs, and Frank Stella and other large-scale artworks punctuate every corner.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Among the novelties in this edition, which lured close to 11,000 in both festival and industry events, were outdoor screenings, out of competition screenings and an extension to the capital of Bogotá which will showcase some nine Alternativa participants.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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Watches and Wonders ran like clockwork in April, with 65 exhibiting brands showing off their latest novelties to around 60,000 visitors in Geneva and nearly 1 billion online.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rihanna flashes a smile while posing for photos at the after-party for her Fenty Beauty launch in Mumbai, India, on April 24.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ‘Buffett Indicator’ flashes red The S&P 500 has rebounded to a near all-time record of 7165 since the Iran war sparked a selloff.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Finance leaders from BlackRock’s Larry Fink to Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev have displayed enthusiasm for tokenization, a term for representing real-world assets as tokens on the blockchain.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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As a result, Anthropic will allow customers to use more tokens per minute, increasing the amount of work that Claude can take on.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The dead owners’ trinkets sat and hung everywhere, awaiting estate sale.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Plastic trinkets and graffiti, television sets and bumper stickers, road signs and wigs—many might describe these items as disposable culture, signs of America’s crass habit of regarding anything as art.—
Hua Hsu,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Add a natural wood or wicker coffee table to the living room, or stack some stone knickknacks on a side table.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Spangles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spangles. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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