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glitter

[glit-er] / ˈglɪt ər /




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Tashma, owner of glitter and body art stand Litty Glitty, said that festival adornment was "not just putting on glitter".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

They have glitter on the ceiling, which sets the tone immediately, and a lot of big-name DJs who will do secret sets there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

I still find glitter ground into our kitchen tiles from the Halloween when he made his daughter a purple witch costume.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

To stand out, he suggests using glitter in hair partings or your shoulders.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Caroline had tried to make the sweatshirts more appealing by sewing large Santas, bordered with glitter, on the fronts, but this only made the dingy cotton seem dingier.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

There is also an increasingly heretical chorus of analysts who don’t believe all that glitters is bitcoin.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Actress Helen Mirren glitters front and centre of the Times, after the 81-year-old "dazzling dame" attended the London premiere of the new series of MobLand.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Called both postmedieval and early modern, the Renaissance glitters as a bridge period that helped bring about the modern age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

All that glitters isn’t gold, but it’s easy to see why investors will continue to take a shine to it—and other metals—even after their historic run.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

The ring is so pretty—it kinda glitters on the silky white satin.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

They glittered in gold platform heels, black and tan powersuits, and fur-lined wool dresses for the winter chill lingering in Washington.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

They also didn’t reinvest farm income or Exxon’s dividends, and they picked another specific date when gold had glittered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

A white gold ring with a single diamond on his ring finger glittered in the light.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Though her art and her social life glittered for a period, she later faded from prominence, and died in 1980.

From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

His green eyes burned and sweat glittered on his forehead.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Mallorca is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

MALLORCA, Spain—This Mediterranean island is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

“So I really am a California girl, I grew up just adjacent to the glittering lights of Hollywood, but close enough to know that there was a real business there,” Howe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a glittering career, Brownlee said the moments that resonate most are London 2012 and the World Series coming to his home city of Leeds in 2016.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Tears tracked down Ophie’s cheeks as Aunt Rose took the flower, both of the spirits bursting into glittering shards as they moved on.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland


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