gleam
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In Adamuz, where white buildings gleam among orange-lined streets, residents rushed to the town hall with supplies as news of the disaster spread.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
At its site, called Treasure Creek, near Fairbanks, Australian company Felix Gold has found high-grade surface deposits of antimony that gleam in the sunlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
But it’s the gleam in his eyes, the gusto in his delivery, that makes every line zing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
The gold coins still gleam as if they were new, and he shows us delicate gold and natural pearl earrings, necklace pendants and intricately etched semi-precious stones.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
Then, from a short distance away, came the rumble of a motor, then another, and then the gleam of glass and mirror reflecting the midday sun winked into the horizon.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Vocabulary lists containing gleam
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