glow
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It wasn’t all that long ago that restaurants and bars around the country were dappled in the glow of cigarettes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The glow of her computer occasionally caught her sharp cheekbones and bounced off her chin, highlighting the thin tattooed line that bisects it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Trace that hazy glow toward its densest region, and you will be looking in the direction of the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The lack of light hitting the Moon will give it an eerie reddish glow.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the lamplight his cheeks had a rosy glow, but his hands, clenched in a knot, were white.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Launched in the clubbing capital of Ibiza, it's targeted toward clubbers and festival-goers, and one of its ingredients, vitamin B2, is naturally luminescent and glows under UV club lights.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Earth's atmosphere naturally glows in these wavelengths, making it much harder for ground based telescopes to detect such faint objects.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
More than 60 years after her death, Monroe still glows brightly in the Hollywood firmament.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
On my final morning Puistokahvila Makia glows gold against a blue commute.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
The sun begins to set, and the sky glows orange, pink, and blue.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Each person had just been arrested in Wake County, N.C., and now their mug shots glowed on a computer screen in grids of eight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Like the store’s sign, the sky glowed Big Orange, hex code #F96302, or Pantone 165 C, available in the paint department inside.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The dining room glowed like a film set, its gently arched brick and brass softening Barcelona’s usual edge.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
As the arrow launched out toward Jack’s face the sword glowed brightly, and time seemed to slow down.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
The reviews coming out of last week’s debut for USC’s defense were less glowing for the secondary, which gave up three pass plays of 20 yards or more in the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The dramedy premiered earlier this year on sister service MGM+, to largely glowing reviews, and now gets a chance at reaching a much wider audience.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
On the one hand, Darkness’ giant black horns, glowing eyes and claws declare his absolute malice from the moment he appears onscreen, mournfully slumped on a throne.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
House had asked Walker the moment the glowing corona of totality disappeared and the sun re-emerged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A watery blue light appeared, glowing from somewhere deep in the woods.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing glow
All Aglow: Light Lingo
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