as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light
in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously
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Recent Examples of spangling
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.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Costume designer Dede Ayite gives joy cloth form, with neon orange and yellow fringe climbing side seams, stars spangling bell-bottoms, wings sprouting from shoulders, fur as gnarly as Cousin Itt metastasizing from cuffs.
—Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2023
Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Costume designer Dede Ayite gives joy cloth form, with neon orange and yellow fringe climbing side seams, stars spangling bell-bottoms, wings sprouting from shoulders, fur as gnarly as Cousin Itt metastasizing from cuffs.
—Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spangling
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The idea of the song — ‘Jules Rimet still gleaming’ — is looking back at the 1966 World Cup rather than talking about winning the Euros.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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That will no doubt all change, of course, when the tournament kicks off at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca as the focus shifts back onto the field and 48 countries — including unfancied first-timers Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan — vie for the still-gleaming Jules Rimet.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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In the herb garden beside her home on Colorado Avenue, Cathi Murray digs through the soil and pulls out two glittering black rocks.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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An Indigenous couple pay a visit to another makeshift cross, mist rises from a waterfall, and mountains rear up, first green, then brown, and finally glittering white.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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In their gowns and bowties, guests giddily slurp mounds of glinting caviar off the back of their hand.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
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No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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For centuries, the Aurora Borealis has captivated skywatchers with its shimmering curtains of green, red, and purple light.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Dobrev's skirt was also covered in dozens of shimmering rhinestones.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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Robinson then ripped off a 53-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Louisville’s playoff win over the Battlehawks on Sunday, flashing some impressive speed in the process.—
Juan Carlos Blanco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The combination of flashing light and movement startles them.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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“Spangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spangling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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