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Recent Examples of sparkly
The sparkly bomber jackets are now the official uniform of a modern MAGA lady.
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Dan Merica, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
This sparkly dance number is unexpected?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Minerva’s Restaurant Cozy booths, sparkly chandeliers and friendly maître d’s make up this historical corner of downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
Shimmery, sparkly textures, when used sparingly, can reflect light and create a more mysterious, otherworldly ambiance.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Dan Merica, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
This sparkly dance number is unexpected?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Minerva’s Restaurant Cozy booths, sparkly chandeliers and friendly maître d’s make up this historical corner of downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
Shimmery, sparkly textures, when used sparingly, can reflect light and create a more mysterious, otherworldly ambiance.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparkly
Adjective
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Despite having her arms almost permanently crossed and a scowl on her face, Ivy eventually starts to warm up, especially to her cheerful, horny-as-a-chihuahua cabin-mate Ella (Ruby Stokes, recently seen in Bridgerton and The Burning Girls).—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Even the cheerful, bright yellow winter aconite (Eranthus hyemalis) that have crept out into the lawn have popped open a few of their cheerful yellow blooms just a few inches above the frozen soil.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The effervescent 35-year-old grinned from first note to last, triumphantly raising her arms above her head as the song ended.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Even over Zoom, with a shaky internet connection, Mikaela Shiffrin—the winningest alpine skier of all time, male or female—is effervescent.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chipmunk flows and equally chirpy beats bridge the gap between the Florida fast movement, Detroit cloud rap, and the hazier elements of New York’s young alternative scenes.—
Benny Sun,
Pitchfork,
22 Dec. 2025
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Longtime fans will note how Cabin in the Sky’s volley of chirpy melodies, callbacks to old-school roller-skating and quirky skits featuring Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh evokes past De La fare like De La Soul Is Dead.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The black expanse of thin, dense and relatively young basalt from those centers stands in stark contrast to thicker, more buoyant continental crust, which is primarily granite but contains the full gamut of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and can be billions of years old.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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There are weak patches, but the four actors (Wilde, MVP Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz) keep it buoyant, with a crackling energy that makes the endless streams of overlapping talk play like jazz.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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All are welcome to enjoy this friendly, upbeat community event.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The mood was cautiously upbeat, and the fashion was solid.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2023
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The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
19 May 2020
Adjective
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Keep your flowers in a location that is bright but avoid direct sunlight, and keep them away from drafts, or entryways where large temperature fluctuations are likely.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Instead of blasting its outer layers into space in a bright explosion, its inner core appears to have collapsed inward completely, forming a black hole directly.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The evening Regal crowd was more enthusiastic than BAM’s afternoon set.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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If this sounds like the future, the El Paso incident is a reminder that the future has paperwork to contend with and that not everyone is enthusiastic.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sparkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparkly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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