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sparkle

[spahr-kuhl] / ˈspɑr kəl /




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Instead, finish the top with a scattering of turbinado sugar for crunch and a pinch of flaky salt for sparkle.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Her skin glows, her eyes sparkle and her hair shines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Skaters make sure the dresses fit OK before McKinnon and her four-person seamstress team add sparkle, which usually means a crystal count in the thousands.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Missing suspended forward Vinicius Junior and injured midfielder Jude Bellingham, Los Blancos lacked sparkle but did just enough to claim three points on Spain's east coast.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

They’re comically large, with electric-yellow irises that sparkle with mischief.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer