shining
Americanadjective
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- Synonyms:
- effulgent
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shining talents.
- Synonyms:
- lustrous
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conspicuously fine.
a shining example.
- Synonyms:
- splendid, prime, eminent, distinguished, outstanding
Related Words
See bright.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shining
First recorded before 900; Middle English s(c)hininge, schininde, Old English scinende; see shine 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The matricide trial of Orestes, portrayed as a shining moment for Athens by Aeschylus in “The Oresteia,” becomes a nihilistic farce in the hands of Euripides.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
There’s far more to the story than Spikevax, though Covid revenue was undeniably the shining star of the latest earnings report.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
“I enjoy questioning authority and shining light on things people usually don’t look into.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
In his own remarks, the monarch said it was a sign of "our shared history and shining future", joking, "if you ever need to get hold of us….just give us a ring".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Sadako stared at his thin face and shining dark eyes.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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