gleaming

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Oedipus’ rectitude and gleaming self-confidence were so palpable that as he grappled with the slow drip of dark revelations about his past—and present—his increasing disorientation and anguish were excruciating to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal

My only qualm here was the edges of the filmed footage have been sharpened away by gleamingly untroubled animation.

From Los Angeles Times

The gleaming surface of the projecting figure and a background of sleeping soldiers, angels, drapery and clouds embody the inexplicable moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasurer Brandon Beach said before pushing the button that formed President Abraham Lincoln’s image on a gleaming planchet.

From The Wall Street Journal