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

Among the rows of gleaming cars was a 1972 Chevy El Camino in Aztec gold, shown by owner Bob Barnes of Highland Park.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
In front of the Jabara family, the turquoise waters of Torch Lake gleamed alluringly in the July heat.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of gleam

Noun

Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
Bitcoin rose first and lifted the broader market, but Solana has outperformed many other altcoins, a catchall term for tokens other than Bitcoin.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of token

Verb

For City, Pep Guardiola left the club after a decade of glittering success, while Rodri has joined Barcelona.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.

— Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of glitter

Noun

The recent Emi Jay clip engraving pop-up had kids grabbing baubles to create their own accessories.

— Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
These humble baubles once evoked summer-camp nostalgia and antique-purse collections; now, they’re affixed to viral sensations, designer duds, and semi-precious fine jewelry.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of bauble

Verb

The small table was crowded with bottles of sparkling San Pellegrino and fancy saucières filled with every sauce and condiment on offer.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Drzewiecki sparkled for New Mexico during his senior season, making 36 of 36 extra points and 18 of 19 field goals.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sparkle

Verb

The 59-year-old actress kept the summer vibes going at the Practical Magic 2 premiere on August 26, shimmering from head to toe in a seafoam green sequin gown that was dripping in pearls and gold chains.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Under the shimmering sun of Tenerife, memory and the present become inseparably intertwined.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 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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