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Recent Examples of sparkly
The idea is to make the re-emergence into the Ipanema sunlight, the sparkly views of the Atlantic, and the golden beach, all the more dramatic.
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
O'Connor can be seen resting her hand on Manganiello's forearm, showing off the sparkly engagement ring.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, it’s dressed up avec a sparkly crop top, blazer, and strappy sandals or a classic Chanel ballet flat.
—Michel Mejía, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
The curtain peeled back to reveal a beaming Carpenter, who was clad in a sparkly black dress and heels.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
O'Connor can be seen resting her hand on Manganiello's forearm, showing off the sparkly engagement ring.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
Sometimes, it’s dressed up avec a sparkly crop top, blazer, and strappy sandals or a classic Chanel ballet flat.
—Michel Mejía, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
The curtain peeled back to reveal a beaming Carpenter, who was clad in a sparkly black dress and heels.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparkly
Adjective
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If possible, insulate and add drywall to the garage, and paint the interiors a bright, cheerful color.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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My inbox began to fill with cheerful nudges from Stephen, my editor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet beneath its delightful surface, Nobody Wants This remains an uneven show—one that relies too heavily on its effervescent stars and, despite treating them with more kindness this time around, still struggles with its Jewish women.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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While the app was designed for cross-generational consumers, Kotb said her team is zeroing in on the effervescent college student right now.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hers had a chirpy, glassy tone that conformed well to the generic, Kidz Bop-style sound that was favored at the time by Disney.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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For a sizable, open economy taking big hits from Donald Trump’s trade war, South Korea sure seems chirpy about the near-term outlook.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Median net worth may be up in the long-term, as evidenced by buoyant consumer spending (and even some splurging), but shoppers are currently taking on more debt, and parking their real money in their homes and 401 (k) accounts while reserving cash flow for necessities like food and utilities.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the varied syncopation and intense emotional registers of Orthodox worship music informed his approach to an album that balances weighty introspection with buoyant production and evocative imagery.—
Hannah Giorgis Yohannes,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jim is comfortable heading into the quarter after the industrial gas giant's recent upbeat fireside chats with analysts.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Despite flying blind, markets remain upbeat as stocks near record highs.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2023
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The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
19 May 2020
Adjective
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The bright bubblegum-pink design has green sketches of the movie’s most iconic characters, including Glinda, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, and the Cowardly Lion, while gold accents add extra shine to the dishwasher-safe cup.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Lemonheads have played Cambridge parties to enthusiastic crowds of over a hundred people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Over 2,500 enthusiastic Google reviews helped propel Ocean Reef Park to its top-tier designation.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sparkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparkly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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