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play of light

noun as in light show

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"The play of light and shadows and texture makes these paintings dynamic."

From BBC

“The trees, the seasonal changes, the play of light and shadows across the city. I have given myself over to beauty, wonder, and gratitude. The world is amazing … I’ve never felt it so deeply.”

As dawn breaks and dusk settles, the play of light and shadow turns the river green or gunmetal gray, lustrously pearlescent or mottled brown.

Ivy’s face was dreamy and soft and kind—even now, Ivy looked like she was imagining artwork in her mind, like she was studying the play of light on everyone’s face.

Their canopy of interlocking glass and mirror triangles called “Common Sky,” rising from an off-center funnel and modeled on the gentle swell of a snowdrift, yields animated views of the architecture and nature outside and a dramatic play of light and shadow inside.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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