Thesaurus results for CORUSCATE

coruscate

verb

ˈkȯr-ə-ˌskāt

Definition of coruscate

as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome

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Recent Examples of coruscate With his new book, Pan, Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction. — Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 In February the group dropped Slag (Aerophonic), a live recording of a coruscating performance at London’s Café Oto in 2015. — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 22 Sep. 2017

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That's particularly true at steakhouse Intrepid and open-air cantina 16o9—both of which are set above the harbor for incredible sunsets and clear views of the gleaming white super yachts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
All this may be hard to imagine in the gleaming China of today.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of gleam

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The fifth-round pick from Nebraska has flashed as both a runner and pass-catcher behind the Chiefs’ featured back.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday on the morning of July 4, sobering images flashed across their phones and TV screens.

— James Bisbee, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of flash

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Animals started tracking across the plain, their eyes glinting in the flashlights Cordova and Heimann swept back and forth.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The placement feels resonant, since Boorman was always operating between poles of glinting victory and laughable failure.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glint

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Even when Monét isn’t being quite as playful as on past releases, her personality sparkles brighter than her esteemed guests.

— Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
In the box office sensation Animal House (1978), directed by John Landis, Weller sparkled as the snooty Mandy, who’s dating the arrogant Omega House chapter president Gregory Marmalard (James Daughton).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sparkle

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The spa Done up in shimmering marble mosaics, the hotel’s petite subterranean spa takes its cues from the Turkish baths at London’s Royal Automobile Club and the original YMCA in New York.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The image was captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), with stars that shimmer periodically on the search engine's home page.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shimmer

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