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scintillate

[sin-tl-eyt] / ˈsɪn tlˌeɪt /
VERB
twinkle
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Liverpool certainly didn't scintillate with their display in the Midlands but they showed the resilience of champions.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

“Sky Islands” evokes the magical Philippines upper rainforests, where sounds scintillate in a thinned atmosphere that gives gongs new glories, where animals capable of great ascension exclusively live, where the mind is ready for enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2025

Space telescopes see the universe undistorted by Earth’s atmosphere, whose shifting air causes stars to scintillate, or twinkle, and whose gas molecules block many wavelengths entirely, including much of the infrared.

From Science Magazine Dec. 14, 2022

But it's not just dark-matter particles that cause argon to scintillate like this, so we have to minimize interference.

From Nature Sep. 27, 2016

In a third form sparks scintillate, and this appearance is experienced when the eye has been struck.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Kevin De Bruyne scintillated throughout, with Riyad Mahrez closely behind.

From The Guardian Dec. 21, 2019

The American consumer world is thrilled into electric activity, the rubbish scintillated and redeemed.

From The New Yorker Jan. 8, 2017

The Dutch midfielder’s added-time header came as City scintillated before the break and seriously ran out of gas after it.

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2016

It was as large as half a mat; it was multicolored, and it scintillated.

From Time Magazine Archive

What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I cannot tell: only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows passed over his face.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Probably most impressive, a category closely followed by economists known as real final sales rose at a scintillating 3.9% annual pace — the highest reading in more than three years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

For the next hour, the two men engage in a scintillating conversation about their shared past and the lives they’ve lived since their last encounter.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Their lead extended to nine when Vunipola rounded off another scintillating Montpellier attack and Miotti landed his third conversion of the game.

From BBC May 22, 2026

"It's nearly invisible to the naked eye but our instruments give rise to a vision of swaths of scintillating corona glowing as thunderstorms pass overhead," McFarland said.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

I’m planning on heading back to the classroom for more scintillating lessons from the history teacher.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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