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shining

/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Emitting light.
  2. Reflecting light.
  3. Having a high polish or sheen.
  4. Having exceptional merit. · a shining example
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Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 11 · B2
When Dorothy awoke the sun was shining through the trees and Toto had long been out chasing birds around him and squirrels.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 24 · B2
They turned and walked through the forest a few steps, when Dorothy discovered something shining in a ray of sunshine that fell between the trees.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 25 · B2
The day being intensely hot, and the sun shining in its strength, the Traveler stopped to rest, and sought shelter from the heat under the Shadow of the Ass.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 43 · B2

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