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The azure shimmer of the blue morpho confuses predators, while monarchs’ vibrant orange-and-black wings warn birds and other predators that they are poisonous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“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

Everything goes dark as we pass through the thick wall; the shimmer of my moonstone badge is the only light.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

He could have made something that shimmers, a piece of true pop that expresses repellent ideals.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

A veritable feast for the ears that shimmers with sound — a stray guitar flourish here, a pulsing synthesizer there.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

Nearby, Yang Bao’s “Hyperspace,” a gold, mirrored pyramid accompanied by gleaming shards, nestled in a former lavender field, shimmers amid thyme, gingko, California poppies and native grasses, accompanied by haunting, and constantly mutating, music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

On a first hearing, I did not find “11,000 Strings” particularly linear but rather like a loosely structured meditation that arrives, shimmers and departs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

Above us, on the ceiling of this great big cavern, are thousands and thousands of blue-green shimmers that I recognize instantly from my fifth-grade world geography class.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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

Lake Powell has shimmered between Glen Canyon’s reddish sandstone walls along the Arizona-Utah border since the dam was completed in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

There, in the front window, glistens a massive Maria Theresa-style chandelier that once shimmered in the hotel’s ballroom, its many crystals winking at you in the refracted light.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024

Waves of heat shimmered above the stone walls, and the granite sparkled.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

I wrote years ago that the project boasted “a sort of shimmering authenticity” — if one didn’t look too closely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The strange thing is that the pitch seems to have that same shimmering quality I remember from watching the TV all those years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

From a gas crater dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" to the shimmering marble buildings of its capital, Turkmenistan is tentatively opening up to tourists after decades of isolation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Sea silk became famous for its shimmering golden color, light weight, and exceptional durability.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Now a vast swathe of light twisted in a voiceless wind; then the swathe vanished, and shimmering pale-green waves rippled across the stars.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver