scintillating
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"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
“Black Bag” tore up spy movie conventions with its emphasis on fidelity in the field, becoming one of the genre’s most scintillating new films in years.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
That's exactly what happened on the back nine of McIlroy's second round on Friday, with six birdies in seven holes in a scintillating performance.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Blue-gold tinged with pink, each dewdrop turned into a scintillating jewel, spiders’ webs became glittering filigree, birdsong rang out as if there had never been a day as fresh and beautiful as this one.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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