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as in minute
a very small space of time
I turned to look away, and in a wink he was gone
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
fireflies winking in the darkness beyond our campfire
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as in to ignore
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
the whole sporting world seems to wink as untold sums are bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of wink
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Beyond the entrance, flashes of pink wink beneath the trees.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Hancock's feature directorial debut is a hell of an invigorating revenge fantasy, made all the more satisfying by its own winking self-awareness.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The fabric, seemingly a wink to her stage name, was cinched into a mermaid silhouette and given extra dazzle by a sequined sheen.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Beyond the entrance, flashes of pink wink beneath the trees.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Miles winks and says that on his birth certificate he’s listed one minute ahead of his Oscar-winning sibling.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
Hancock's feature directorial debut is a hell of an invigorating revenge fantasy, made all the more satisfying by its own winking self-awareness.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wink
Noun
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There was the usual banter, gathering together to watch Champions League matches, some afternoon naps and sessions of the card game Wolf, where players assume secret roles similar to the television hit ‘Traitors’.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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But most working parents agree: Their best work nearly always gets done early in the morning while their children are sleeping, or during nap times.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The scientists observed the sharktopus — the unofficial nickname for the peculiar duo — for 10 minutes.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The participants then chewed each type of gum for four minutes—and some for an extra 20 minutes—while researchers collected saliva samples at various points.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
1 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the future of data was not a data center, with its humming servers and blinking lights, but a wet lab with beakers and an emergency shower.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Trials were excluded if the baby wasn’t focused on the screen and moved or blinked excessively.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Turn your porch into a calming oasis with twinkling fairy lights, or upgrade your front yard with in-ground pathway lighting or solar sconces.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The wall is programmable and lights up with twinkling star effects, colors and strobes.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The fragrance’s golden bottle gleamed at the center of the activation.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Read expert advice to keep your furniture gleaming.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Though her fetus was already pressing against her cervix, doctors waited 40 hours until the fetal heartbeat stopped to inducea delivery, putting her at serious risk of deadly infection.—
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Donaldson is the heartbeat of the Michigan Wolverines, and his heart-stopping, circus-style scoop shot with 59 seconds remaining Saturday cemented their trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2025
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To understand the depth of their bond, the book flashes forward to Harlem in 2019 where a 30-something doctor named Oliver gives his fiancée a letter Tirzah wrote to Harrison in 1857, forever changing how the modern-day couple sees their own love story.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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That’s what is happening at this very moment, so that’s what flashed before me during The Traitors.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Wink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wink. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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