as in gleamed
to shoot forth bursts of light
under a canopy of winkling stars, the campers bedded down for the night
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That night, the northern lights gleamed cold and hard, and the moon bathed the whole landscape in bleak, eerie light.
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The 4,202-pipe organ gleamed over us.
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Kane even scored with another icon, David Beckham, watching from the stands with his face flashed on video screens to massive cheers.
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The movement for independence flashed across the colonies.
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After spending some time by the pool, a semi-Olympic lined with emerald and malachite mosaics that glinted in the soft, ambient light, followed by a quick trip to the sauna, I was escorted to my treatment room, about a half-flight of stairs up, where I was met by Marcia, my therapist.
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The silver Chrysler Sebring glinted when the sun kissed the parking lot in Temple, Texas, sitting by its lonesome.
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The Barbie alum glittered in a Bulgari choker necklace, adding a watch and bangle on her wrist for more shine.
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The Argentina crest was sewn on the night beforehand, alongside the logo of shirt manufacturer Le Coq Sportif — who, of course, had not actually made these shirts — while the shirt numbers were silver-gray, glittered, and designed for American football jerseys.
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As for accessories, Minetree sparkled in a diamond necklace, ring and earrings courtesy of Bulgari.
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While Messi sparkled, Portugal's aging star Cristiano Ronaldo had what can only be described as a terrible 1-1 opener against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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On June 17, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima's 19-year-old daughter shimmered in Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara for her first-ever tiara wear at the state banquet celebrating the state visit from Japan at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.
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Her slinky black shift dress shimmered with stripes of iridescent sequins that shifted color under the flashing lights.
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“Winkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winkled. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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