as in gleam
brightness created by light reflected from a surface
polished the metal until it had an even sheen
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as in to shimmer
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Recent Examples of sheen
Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That’s the biggest music influence here, especially the mid-Eighties sheen of Black Celebration.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2023
Boaters off Orange County and residents of Newport Beach started reporting a petroleum smell in the air and oily sheen on the water Friday afternoon, Oct. 1.
—Christopher Weber, ajc, 8 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Nevertheless, he was hired to illustrate a number of books particularly for children, and gave them an eerie sheen, whether intentional or not.
—Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That’s the biggest music influence here, especially the mid-Eighties sheen of Black Celebration.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Professor:Oily sheen on East Palestine creek behaving like vinyl chloride So far, Ohio EPA says its tests have not detected vinyl chloride in waterways.
—Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2023
Boaters off Orange County and residents of Newport Beach started reporting a petroleum smell in the air and oily sheen on the water Friday afternoon, Oct. 1.
—Christopher Weber, ajc, 8 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheen
Noun
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At about 100 times that distance, the optical gleam of Earth’s city lights would fade to black—better but still far short of even our next nearest star.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2025
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So do many of their peers: Measures of business confidence soared after the election, and while there are hints that gleam has dulled to some degree, business leaders, as a group, remain upbeat.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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McGrath captures color well, and so eyes shimmered with a pearly, iridescent lavender.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Romance, true love, fertility and children, as well as hobbies and creativity could all shimmer like gold.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Funghi lantern from Charlap Hyman & Herrero, hand-painted by artist Pilar Almon, glows like an orange moon, casting a halo over the 1970s French Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron and the vintage Tuareg mat from North Africa.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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In order to achieve a flawless, glowing complexion, Scarlett used facial cleansers, mists, hydrating masks and moisturizers.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Gene Hackman played Superman's arch-villain, Lex Luthor, with a comic glint.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Think bold reds, glints of gold, and just the right amount of flair to take you from polite family dinners to full-on bar crawls.—
Crystal Chen,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In a recent photoshoot, Willis, 36, slipped into the glittering gold bikini that Moore famously wore in the 1996 film Striptease.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hours earlier, a glittering guest list of 300 had gathered for the inaugural Le Grand Dîner du Louvre, a first-of-its-kind black-tie affair held inside the world’s most famous museum.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, that didn’t stop her co-workers and peers from laying down the firm glare of judgment.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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That means Johnson’s responses on Wednesday will be under the dual glare of Congress and Trump’s Justice Department, though the courts have generally determined sanctuary laws to be constitutional.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement In the dense warren of stalls, the best-looking produce is displayed prominently: ripe bananas, glistening limes and orderly rows of broccoli and asparagus.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov. 2024
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If the club have missed one moment in terms of strengthening their squad, then another moment still glistens in front of them.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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This was also the first time in the history of the competition that a team scored seven goals away from home in the knockout stages, adding record-breaking gloss to the occasion.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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With a sweet scent, this gloss gives your lips the perfect amount of shine.—
Lauryn Jiles,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Sheen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheen. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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