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glimmering

[glim-er-ing] / ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ /






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And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

Standing at the sink, filling the kettle, he looked up at the Riddle House and saw lights glimmering in its upper windows.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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