glistening
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Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
In the brutal terrain of female cliques, beauty remains a potent, if unreliable, weapon — one which Amos, her grin a glistening pink, wryly acknowledges and critiques.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
"It doesn't do the work for you," said Bills, his forehead glistening with sweat.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Satish Khatik and Sajid Mohammed stumbled upon a large, glistening rock on a plot of land they had leased just weeks earlier.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
A thousand different hues seemed to shimmer across its glistening surface.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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