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glimmering

[glim-er-ing] / ˈglɪm ər ɪŋ /






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Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

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

Warm and sunny, the mountains glimmering in the distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

There is dancing after dinner in the ballroom, where lengths of colorful, gold-embellished silk cascade over the walls and windows, glimmering in the candlelight.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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