Thesaurus results for SPANGLE

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verb

Definition of spangle

as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light in typical Las Vegas fashion, the showgirls' sequined costumes spangled gloriously

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Verb

Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 But not from Russia or China, as the White House now contends in its effort to sell its vision for Greenland’s future under the star spangled banner. — Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026

Noun

And so Lily spends ninety minutes on the couch with two mothers sewing spangles onto tutus. — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024 His trademark spangles, makeup, and campy showmanship were entirely new to the mainstream gym world. — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for spangle

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Verb

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

Noun

His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To capture the playfulness of the brand’s ethos, Gozlan has incorporated a claw machine in the pop-up, where customers receive a token for a chance to win a bracelet.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of token

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Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Every December 31, hundreds of thousands of people gather for hours in the cold to stare at One Times Square and wait for a glittering ball to slide down its flagpole.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of glitter

Verb

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

Noun

Late-Modern architect focuses on a sleek design with minimal ornamentals.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
While this group of pathogens has an extensive range of hosts, it is often observed on woody ornamentals—viburnum or rhododendron, for example—and trees like dogwood or maple.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ornamental

Verb

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

Noun

At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2019
Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud—no blingy gold model here.

— David Pierce, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2017

Definition of gaud

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