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
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
This design turns Mocha Mousse into something futuristic, with a metallic sheen that catches the light and draws all eyes.
—Sofía Esquivel, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
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
But, like workers shedding the new year festivities and glumly marching back to the office, stocks lost their sheen, began tilting down and closed the session lower.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
This design turns Mocha Mousse into something futuristic, with a metallic sheen that catches the light and draws all eyes.
—Sofía Esquivel, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
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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Enhanced with moisturizing fatty acids that impart a dewy gleam at any age, the formulation also contains sea daffodil extract to brighten dark spots.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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The gleam in Danson’s eye in that final moment suggested a show, and an actor, with many exciting years left.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Pour remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into skillet and heat over medium-high until shimmering.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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When oil is shimmering and easily slides across surface of pan, carefully add tofu in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown underneath, about 4-5 minutes.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Many acne-prone reviewers praise its ability to lighten acne scars and calm any redness for a more radiant, smooth, soft, even, and glowing complexion.—
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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The lightweight Ilia Liquid Light Serum Highlighter has a subtle, dewy glow.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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But for some politicians, there may be a glint of silver lining in those dark smoke clouds — an opportunity to reach out to frustrated voters with a message of change.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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Then, shine a flashlight over the area, including the soles of your shoes, which will catch glints of any remaining glass that needs to be picked up.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Icons glitter, shimmy, bounce, and in other ways evade the chasing eye.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
15 Jan. 2025
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His videos, often set to soft music, capture the Everglades in cinematic splendor – slow-motion footage of streaks of sunlight glittering on gators and schools of gar underwater.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By the end of February, Saturn will be obscured by the glare of the sun.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Until recently, Greenland's 56,000 citizens went about their lives on the sparsely populated mid-Atlantic island far from the glare of international attention.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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So, too, there are the usual plateaus piled high with glistening cold shellfish.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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As frost dusts the treetops and waterfalls glisten with icy edges, the trails transform into truly peaceful escapes.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Glossy lip products had a big moment last year, and Chang was not immune to the hype—though instead of the popular glosses and tinted balms that went viral stateside, Chang fell in love with the Korean makeup brand Amuse’s Dew Tint.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Feng highlights that relationship by creating a palpable disconnect between the flashiness of her film’s style — its interstitial segments adopting the gloss and pop of a modern Chinese rom-com — and the salt-of-the-earth hopelessness of her characters.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Sheen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheen. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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