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Visual China Group | Getty Images Sporting a sparkly dress and a Santa hat atop her distinctly pink hair, Sarah Potempa stood in front of her smartphone at her hair-care company’s warehouse in Waukegan, Illinois.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
The show is expected to be filled with exciting performances and over 50,000 sparkly multi-colored lights.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
But Wicked, which opened this past weekend, has worn its genre on its sparkly sleeve.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
In the clip, the toddler carefully dressed the ornament in sparkly silver tinsel while matching in pink pajamas.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
The show is expected to be filled with exciting performances and over 50,000 sparkly multi-colored lights.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
But Wicked, which opened this past weekend, has worn its genre on its sparkly sleeve.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
In the clip, the toddler carefully dressed the ornament in sparkly silver tinsel while matching in pink pajamas.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparkly
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In the book, the cynical green character successfully steals Christmas from his cheerful neighbors in Whoville — with help from his pet dog Max — and learns the true meaning of Christmas along the way.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The days leading up to Christmas are some of the most special—when our homes are filled with twinkling lights, cheerful decorations, and the cozy, unmistakable feeling of holiday magic.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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It was summed up neatly once again by the effervescent Jean-Philippe Mateta.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Though their personalities clash in Wicked — Glinda’s effervescent charm contrasting with Elphaba’s fiery independence — their bond ultimately transforms them both.Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Happy-Go-Lucky, Sally Hawkins plays Poppy, the world’s most cheerful, generous elementary-school teacher, a chirpy songbird in human form.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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The light is still red as a seemingly chirpy, clueless couple pulls alongside her in a beat-up minivan, seeking directions.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Sailing full steam ahead into the $100 horizon, the Yacht Life Vodka from Florida has a buoyant body and a stern grain-forward character.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The setting was Brentford’s buoyant home dressing room and Thomas Frank was delivering a rousing speech.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Isn’t there anything upbeat to say about this emerging means of using generative AI?Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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There was reason for the first-year coach to be so upbeat after the victory.Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
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The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business.Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020
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The double layering feels a little less preppy and more fashion-forward, and the bright red adds a cheery color pop.Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sky at the top of their driveway grew a brighter and brighter shade of red.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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While most of the 860-plus comments were congratulatory, many were predictably less enthusiastic.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nobody has been more enthusiastic than Bella Hadid.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Sparkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparkly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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