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coruscate

to sparkle, scintillate, to reflect light; to be showy, to exhibit virtuosity

Sightings:

Spark and style

Botanical virtuosity

How to be metaphorically pretentious

Making dull subjects shine
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Making movies real
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Down with cool thingies

Life of a Yukon columnist

Portrait of luminence

Painting the light
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Making miniature fireworks

Polished prose, to no avail
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Why use simple proverbs when long convoluted ones are available?

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