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sparkler

[spahr-kler] / ˈspɑr klər /




NOUN
sequin
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A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Or can we light a sparkler and genuinely enjoy a rare moment of earned self-congratulation this weekend?

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026

Mobile phone footage shows a sparkler tied to a champagne bottle apparently starting the fire as it brushes the ceiling.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

For a mere $20 it was a no-brainer to bring to a casual dinner with friends, where this pleasingly easy-drinking sparkler proved to be a big hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I struck a match, and she held the tip of her sparkler into the heart of the little flame.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

About 13,000 people were injured by fireworks last year and an estimated 1,300 emergency room treated injuries involved sparklers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Initial findings from the investigation suggest the fire at Le Constellation bar began as sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited soundproof foam that lined the ceiling of the bar's basement, which was packed with people.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Befitting the name, the drink arrives in a frozen pineapple crowned with sparklers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Public prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the bar basement ceiling, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

They’d come together and some of them would go out, like the cinders of sparklers.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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