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as in minutes
a very small space of time
I turned to look away, and in a wink he was gone
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as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire
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as in ignores
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 winks
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The eight-person boy band group ATEEZ delivered a three-hour blitz of singing, rapping and dancing with hypnotic swagger and heart-melting winks.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 June 2025
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
There are a lot of subtle winks like that in the series, including someone other than Kyle MacLachlan playing a character named Agent Cooper, and even a reference to Hawke’s hilarious, thunderously great performance as John Brown in The Good Lord Bird.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
The eight-person boy band group ATEEZ delivered a three-hour blitz of singing, rapping and dancing with hypnotic swagger and heart-melting winks.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 June 2025
Verb
But when the lights go off and consciousness winks out, another, deeper process goes to work.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winks
Noun
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In most of the videos the dogs are living their best lives, being pampered, taking naps, playing together and being generally showered with love and affection.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Irregular schedules, mentally stimulating activities or late-day naps can also all keep you awake when bedtime arrives.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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
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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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The camera never blinks as Ye speaks candidly about living with bipolar disorder, offering rare insight into the realities of mental illness and its impact on identity, perception, and power.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Beijing’s strategy ignores a crucial fact about the Dalai Lama’s role in the Tibetan freedom struggle.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Not to mention this ruling ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sinister Dark Hearts motorcycle gang can be a little one-note, but Jamie McShane flashes frightening menace as gang leader Perry.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
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The dial is surrounded by an LED ring that is blue when the griddle is on and cool, flashes red when in preheating mode, turns solid red when the target temperature is reached, flashes yellow when in Auto Season mode, and flashes orange if there’s an error.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After 10 seconds or so of screaming, Hernandez brushed at his face.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sandhagen dispatched Edgar with a vicious flying knee 28 seconds into that bout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Winks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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