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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Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
Christopher Weber, ajc, 8 Oct. 2021
But old pennies have a nice copper sheen all the way through.
—Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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Noun
Some of the finishes also add a bit of metallic sheen as well some needed texture.
—Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2024
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
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
But old pennies have a nice copper sheen all the way through.
—Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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“Sheen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheen. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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