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as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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Recent Examples of twinkled
Coakley’s eyes twinkled with a sense of pride.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
For his 2024 display, more than 900,000 lights twinkled and glowed around his property, so expect many more this season.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The ice twinkled with the light of the sun, which shone 24 hours a day at that time of year.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
My astrologer’s eyes twinkled with infuriating delight.
—Jessie Rosen, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Finn’s eyes, wide and wonderful, twinkled under the Mile High moonlight as the young girl took the stage for the first time.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
For his 2024 display, more than 900,000 lights twinkled and glowed around his property, so expect many more this season.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The ice twinkled with the light of the sun, which shone 24 hours a day at that time of year.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
My astrologer’s eyes twinkled with infuriating delight.
—Jessie Rosen, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Finn’s eyes, wide and wonderful, twinkled under the Mile High moonlight as the young girl took the stage for the first time.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
The multicolored under glow on Motley’s Hellcat twinkled while attendees moseyed around the car, pointing fingers and asking questions.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkled
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In the second image, Corey flashed two thumbs up while lying shirtless in a hospital bed.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nesbitt, who notched four assists and three steals, flashed both a sense of how to score and also get his teammates involved Friday.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Another video shows Archie, 6, feeding a rhinoceros at the zoo while his red hair gleamed in the sunlight.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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The china gleamed, the Waterford sparkled, and the silver was polished.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
27 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In reality, whatever magic had briefly flickered tended to vanish just as quickly.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Streetlights flickered before large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, as a thick fog settled over the streets and temperatures plummeted to –5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, astronomers reported that some of these satellites were already photobombing images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, as sunlight glinted off their surfaces leaving bright trails that erase, obscure or mimic genuine cosmic signals.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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The goal posts are easily removable for storage, and the natural grass field sparkled, even if the game did not.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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His blue eyes always sparkled with a peculiar combination of intelligence, mischief, and ennui, exactly like Robin Williams.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rong Niu’s pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men’s basketball game.—
Alanis Thames,
Twin Cities,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rong Niu's pink sequined dress shimmered under the arena lights at a recent Miami men's basketball game.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Song Sung Blue star turned heads in a midnight blue off-the-shoulder gown that glittered all the way to the floor at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards on February 7.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
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George, nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 2025 Tony Awards, looked dapper in a classic tuxedo next to his wife, who glittered in a pearly gown.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The light in the boy's eyes shined brighter than any of those fireworks.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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This week, one of his colleagues shone a light on how McAdoo has been helping the team.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Twinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinkled. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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