as in glinted
to shoot forth bursts of light
fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight
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Recent Examples of gleamed
An abundance of kitschy wall decorations (fuzzy dice, fake flowers, party streamers) gleamed under flashing lights, casting the room in lurid shades of pink and green.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.
—Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Lakes gleamed like molten metal in the dryness and on the horizon a faint squiggle of suede-soft mountains.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The offense gleamed with creativity and deception in the first game under offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
For a moment, a steady future gleamed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Perfecting an already impressive car Although additional specifications of the upcoming Track Edition can be gleamed from the existing base model, a good number of details are missing from the MIIT filing.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Using Essie’s Good as Gold layered with Lights Lacquer glitter, the team achieved nails that gleamed like jewelry.
—Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Marble floors gleamed beneath towering columns, and the chandeliers cast a warm, golden light.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Lakes gleamed like molten metal in the dryness and on the horizon a faint squiggle of suede-soft mountains.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The offense gleamed with creativity and deception in the first game under offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
For a moment, a steady future gleamed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Perfecting an already impressive car Although additional specifications of the upcoming Track Edition can be gleamed from the existing base model, a good number of details are missing from the MIIT filing.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleamed
Verb
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Chalk dust glinted like pollen or asbestos in the sunshine coming through the window.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Pans, scoured, hung from hooks; knives glinted in ascending size.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On back-to-back shifts early in that eventual disaster of a second period, Maccelli flashed some of his playmaking skills to find both Knies and Matthews, the latter for a juicy look right in front of Cam Talbot.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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As the signature yellow-and-white audio waveform flashed across ABC screens, the first high-stakes emergency sent crews rushing to a Kane Brown concert at Ascend Amphitheater.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fforme’s liquid silk dresses shimmered with ease, and Ulla Johnson’s abstract painterly prints struck a vibrant chord.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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The gold and cream jacquard shimmered with each movement, the intricate pattern gave the suit a rich, almost tapestry-like dimension.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Diane Keaton, who sparkled in her Oscar-winning turn as the titular quirky woman in Woody Allen’s Annie Hall and portrayed the outsider Kay Adams-Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s three Godfather films, has died.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Eiffel Tower sparkled in their background as day turned into night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That summer of 1996 felt like a golden time, but Wembley no longer glistened.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The afro-mohawk, big gold chain, sideburns, yellow sleeveless vest, blue shorts and a layer of sweat that glistened his forehead.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The pandemic shined an intense spotlight on the diverging fortunes of video games and Hollywood.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The sea shone in the heat, switching color abruptly from a light teal to a deeper aquamarine.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By the time the tour hit Vancouver − her last stop on the Eras Tour – the stage glittered with two flyover cameras, jib arms, rolling camera tracks along the stage and microphones aimed squarely at the crowd.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley glittered in gold with her sleeveless dress from Versace’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My astrologer’s eyes twinkled with infuriating delight.—
Jessie Rosen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Finn’s eyes, wide and wonderful, twinkled under the Mile High moonlight as the young girl took the stage for the first time.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Gleamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleamed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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