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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Recent Examples of spangle
Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
From an attic spangled with laundry lines, Ms. López and her 21-year-old son Patricio run the only laundromat in their urban slum.
—Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2024
Bandit grew up with the idea that femininity meant fashion, spangles, performance.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
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Verb
The fur was oddly erect, as if from static, and spangled with rain.
—Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
From an attic spangled with laundry lines, Ms. López and her 21-year-old son Patricio run the only laundromat in their urban slum.
—Almudena Calatrava and Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
Noun
The King returned on June 27, 1973, this time in white with red, white and blue spangles.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2024
Bandit grew up with the idea that femininity meant fashion, spangles, performance.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
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The high-rise waist and slim fit help these gleaming pants look and feel more wearable.Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yes, the next two votes saw Andy and Genevieve eliminated in quick succession, taking a bit of the shine off of Operation Italy’s gleaming stature.Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Could the inherent volatility of bitcoin and other risky tokens clip those investors’ wings and cause another financial crisis?Peter Cohan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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This data structure can perfectly store and recall a few tokens, but as the number of tokens grows, its recall becomes lossier.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Gangnam neighborhood in Seoul has become synonymous with glittering displays of wealth and excess, but there’s also a dark side, one the Disney+ drama Gangnam B-Side explores.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The moral, though, is that whether a superstar in her glittering prime or a mortal in sweatpants, the only way to overcome the hurt is to reclaim your power.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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It’s dressed with giant Christmas stars, red and gold baubles and draped in a blaze of 110,000 LED lights.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The actress accessorized her festive outfit with a red-and-white bauble headband boasting more candy-cane sticks perched on top, and a pair of white drop earrings.Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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When shimmering, test oil temperature with a small amount of latke mixture.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Jack Antonoff-produced, shimmering strutter introduced Carpenter’s newer fans to the higher end of her vocal range, and introduced the masses to her newfound country twang.Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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Other foxtail plants were not in the photo but nearby ornamentals appeared to be suffering from excessive water too.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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The three most common types of eucalyptus were brought there because people wanted them for either ornamentals or for timber trees.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Their résumé sparkles with wins over No. 10 Arizona State (by 8 points) and No. 19 Iowa State (by a single point).David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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But with so many options that look so similar, from sparkling water and seltzer to club soda and tonic, navigating the labels and knowing how to best enjoy them can be tricky.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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“Spangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spangle. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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