luminesce

verb

Definition of luminescenext
as in to glow

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Recent Examples of luminesce Music has charms that teem our tongues, course through our pens and luminesce up on our screens. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luminesce
  1. glow
  2. shimmer
  3. glisten
  4. gleam
  5. beam
  6. glitter
  7. glimmer
  8. shine
Verb
  • The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Nobody writes a glowing reference for the person who stole their idea.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of glow
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  • These crispy miniature cones are typically filled with chives and creamy crème fraîche, heavily topped with premium Siberian osetra caviar, and finished with shimmering gold leaf.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood.
    — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of shimmer
Verb
  • Fifty years later, his military haircut glistens with silver from a lifetime serving in fatigues.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The lake that formerly covered the work was far out, glistening nearly out of sight, and the sand cracked beneath our feet.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of glisten
Verb
  • The gleaming Oscar sat nestled in a row of teddy bears on Jackie Cazares’ bed — a one-of-a-kind keepsake in a room her parents have left largely untouched since the 9-year-old died in the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • There was one American flag sign lit, with some storefront decor gleaming red, white and blue, but the heat seemingly scared most away from celebrating July 4 before Saturday's big day.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of gleam
Verb
  • About 45 minutes before another World Cup match in Houston, a message from astronauts aboard the International Space Station noting the holiday was beamed into the stadium.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Scott Swift, next to a beaming Kelce, applauded his daughter’s new flame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of beam
Verb
  • My virtual self was standing below a glittering night sky at the Multiple Mirror Telescope at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Whipple Observatory.
    — Rob Pegoraro, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Gold not glittering As for gold, while the yellow metal has traditionally been sought out by kings and paupers throughout history alike, the anaemic gold price has puzzled experts.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of glitter
Verb
  • Camilla glimmered at a 2015 Royal Academy Annual Dinner in London in the floral Cubitt Tiara, which The Court Jeweller reported was an antique diamond piece that belonged to her grandmother, Sonia Keppel Cubitt, which Camilla inherited from her mother, Rosalind Cubitt Shand.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • To his left is a black car with a bulky, rounded frame, glimmering in the deluge.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Definition of glimmer
Verb
  • Big batteries, which store energy when the sun isn’t shining and wind isn’t blowing, are fixing renewables’ intermittency issues.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of shine

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“Luminesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luminesce. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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