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as in minute
a very small space of time
I turned to look away, and in a wink he was gone
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire
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as in to ignore
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
the whole sporting world seems to wink as untold sums are bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of wink
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
The slightest of nods, the lightest of winks, and an awful lot of listening are components that make up a Christie mystery.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Carpenter threw out some impressive vocal runs and began to suggestively flirt with one of the guards, who winked as the camera panned away.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the absence of such winks and nods, the film would play like a high-budget hostage video.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
The slightest of nods, the lightest of winks, and an awful lot of listening are components that make up a Christie mystery.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Vonnegut begged readers to choose kindness, to keep winking through the darkness.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Carpenter threw out some impressive vocal runs and began to suggestively flirt with one of the guards, who winked as the camera panned away.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wink
Noun
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Allow time for naps and/or quiet time, both for the young and older (and everyone in between).—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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During the day, leaning the chair back has also facilitated great naps.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
8 May 2025
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Related Articles But an explosive seven minutes clinched the Panthers’ victory, sending Florida to its third straight Eastern Conference final with a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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In this case, Colin eagerly licks up the mud off Ray’s boots when told to, all within the first 20 minutes of the movie.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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Craig Singleton, senior fellow at Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), based in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek Beijing dropping its demand that Washington roll back tariffs before talks could start showed the Chinese had blinked first.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Beijing not blinking Beijing’s stimulus push came ahead of trade talks between the U.S. and China that have raised hopes of a de-escalation in trade tensions between the two countries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Some are transparent; others twinkle with bioluminescent light.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The store carries the main line collections, and the high jewelry — necklaces and bracelets that twinkle with tanzanite, rubellite and emerald.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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The publication’s mascot, Eustace Tilley, is, after all, defined by accessories: his gleaming top hat, crisp white gloves, and dandyish monocle are all totems of both persnickety good taste and the febrile effort behind chasing it.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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En route from the gleaming airport terminal to our hotel in Lhasa, the nearly empty freeway and unoccupied high-rise apartments spoke to China’s massive investments in developing infrastructure in Tibet.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Verb
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When Jackson walked off the pitch and down the tunnel, Chelsea’s head coach appeared deliberately to ignore him.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Extract every valuable insight from feedback others would ignore.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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If your heart is more adaptable, there will be more variance in the milliseconds between heartbeats.—
Allison Tsai,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
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And now Orjan’s son, Patrick Berg, is the heartbeat of this Bodo/Glimt side, the most successful in history, winners of four of the last five Norwegian Eliteserien titles.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The movie’s closing credits flash the original title Thunderbolts* on screen, then tears away the word like a comic book page, revealing the squad’s new moniker.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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His shot was well struck… but flashed just past the far post.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Wink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wink. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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