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flickering

ADJECTIVE
shining unsteadily
Synonyms


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Thankfully, there are often other cues as to the whereabouts of your fleshy foes, such as flickering lights and their awful, gurgling cries.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“The flickering dream that there’s still a human role in mathematics isn’t completely killed off by this,” Timothy Gowers told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Inside, under flickering lights, a group of reluctant strangers is coaxed into acting out, in a converted gymnasium, a wild tale promising redemption from agonizing tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Thousands of lightning bugs had just started their flickering dance.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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