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glittering

ADJECTIVE
gleaming
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Glittering liturgical objects and lavish vestments from the 17th and 18th centuries highlight the skills of European craftsmen from that period as well as the religious import of the church to which they were gifted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Glittering, strange spaceships appear and hover over every major city on Earth; yes, that's familiar.

From Scientific American • Jun. 18, 2023

Glittering light streamed through leaves, branches, and tree trunks, casting diagonal streaks and shadows in the forest.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021

Glittering beaches have emptied, the usual bustle of windsurfers, sun worshipers and buskers replaced by sandbags and boarded windows.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2018

Glittering black fragments dotted the land, winking at us as we soared overhead.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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