shimmer
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“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
At night, the lights that illuminate the bridge shimmer like mini moons in the waters below.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Nearby, racks of sequined jackets shimmer with slogans like "Make Heaven Crowded," worn by supporters well into their seventies who, for a few days at least, dress more like pop fans than retirees.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
But once the shimmer of being the “new hot shiny thing” dulled and she settled into her life as a musician, she realized she was being held to a different standard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
The entire room started to shimmer in time to Malevolent’s harmony, a rainbow of colors melting in and out of their vision.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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Another female presence shimmers on the fourth track, The Mirror Maker, which is dedicated to Catalan superstar Rosalía.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Yet the result was a unique, multi-faceted sculptural adornment to Central Park that still shimmers compellingly in the dappled light of springtime, while convincingly elevating architecture to the status of fine art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The camera often seems to be right under his chin, gazing as the sweat on his cheeks and lashes shimmers under the Vegas lights like diamonds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
We’d chat while waiting at the little Middle Eastern bakery that turns out the neighborhood’s best Barbari bread — long, sesame-and–black-caraway–speckled loaves that come out of the oven so hot the air around them shimmers.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
His fur bristles and shimmers in the light.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Wunmi Mosaku, up for best supporting actress for Sinners, opted for a striking blue dress, which shimmered on the red carpet.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
But it also shimmered with optimism and adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Then, for a moment, its silvery side shimmered in the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
Dresses, tops, trousers and headpieces shimmered with sequins.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023
Their red capes shimmered in the orange light around them as they made their way toward their friend.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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“There’s some point in which memories become dreams,” Cooks said of the forms that gradually cohere, shimmering, like film in a developing tray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Against this shimmering backdrop, the bright yellow branches appeared to rise from the seafloor like glowing trees surrounded by stars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Inspired by Talking Heads and Grace Jones, it's a record whose shimmering surfaces disguise lyrics of deep emotional complexity.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
One of the most famous was “Running Fence,” 24½ miles of shimmering white, 18-foot-tall fabric that stretched across picturesque terrain in Northern California’s Sonoma and Marin counties from Sept. 10 to Sept. 24, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I glance around the shimmering green room and notice two more beds.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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