as in minutes
a very small space of time
in just a twinkle, the shooting star was gone
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as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
stars twinkling on a crisp September night
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinkles
Noun
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Liverpool’s data shows that academy products (defined as players who represented the club at youth level) accounted for 18 per cent of the total league minutes played under Arne Slot in last season’s Premier League’s title triumph.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a fan’s only window into football analytics is a contextless statistic that flashes on the screen, though, then they might be justified in thinking data was useless.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archie the coach strides past my possie and flashes me a smile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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And sleep-tracker rings that are worn on your finger use body temperature, body movement, heart rate, and heart rate variability (fluctuations in the time between heartbeats) to gauge sleep quality.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Over dinner, a broadcast flickers on the cabin’s dusty TV.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The glowing phenomenon appears as rays, spirals and flickers that most commonly manifest in hues of red and green.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hold each other’s hands and inhale slowly for 4 seconds, hold for 7 and exhale for 8 seconds together.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This should have created a GRB lasting mere seconds, however.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The novel sparkles with Sosa’s signature wit and sense of humor; the banter between Javi and Mari is deliciously funny, bursting with laugh-out-loud moments on seemingly every other page.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The place sparkles, even at two-thirds completed, with reconstruction of the east side slated as the next phase.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Beneath the Saharan sun, Ghadames shimmers like a mirage—its labyrinthine Old Town a maze of mudbrick homes, painted with delicate geometric motifs and cooled by ancient foggaras.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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