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
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Shine finishes add a touch of glossy sheen to your nails without going overboard.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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
In Miami, the sheen of a 2023 NBA Finals run has long since worn off.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
Shine finishes add a touch of glossy sheen to your nails without going overboard.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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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From a helicopter, the juxtaposition was halting: The gleam of the Pacific in its unchanging glory, running parallel for miles against sheer devastation.—
Loren Elliott,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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While its scent is a perk, the real advantages come from a blend of Ayurvedic ingredients that fortify the hair and give it a glossy gleam.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
1 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cabello completed her look with a shimmering smokey eye and accessorized with a diamond tennis bracelet and diamond statement rings.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
15 Feb. 2025
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Take the Yayoi Kusama Mirror Infinity Box, standing chest height inside the entrance hall, its matchbox-sized peep-holes two windows onto a tiny, shimmering galaxy of reflection.—
Giles Hattersley,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Funghi lantern from Charlap Hyman & Herrero, hand-painted by artist Pilar Almon, glows like an orange moon, casting a halo over the 1970s French Shogun coffee table by Roger Capron and the vintage Tuareg mat from North Africa.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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In order to achieve a flawless, glowing complexion, Scarlett used facial cleansers, mists, hydrating masks and moisturizers.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Think bold reds, glints of gold, and just the right amount of flair to take you from polite family dinners to full-on bar crawls.—
Crystal Chen,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Using specialized macro lenses, the crew captured millimeter-level details, from the glint in a spider’s eye to the fine hairs on a beetle’s mandibles.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Egyptian geese carved glittering arrows into the black waters of the various lakes on the property.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively’s glittering Tamara Ralph gown came from the label’s fall 2024 couture collection.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To use a poker analogy, Apple has called the UK’s bluff against a glare of negative publicity.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Pasteur struggled to make out the path in the glare of sunlight bouncing off the ice.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If the club have missed one moment in terms of strengthening their squad, then another moment still glistens in front of them.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The 154-foot superyacht, which was featured in the 2015 film Entourage, glistens against the Miami skyline.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Art, Flores is telling us, is not gloss but substance—an idea that develops throughout the book.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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To complete this effortlessly chic aesthetic, some opted for a minimalist approach with just a touch of gloss.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Sheen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheen. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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