scintillate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Luminescent materials, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate, (i.e., re-emit the absorbed energy in the form of light).
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This being a farce, everyone's ambitions are quickly upended, but in its present state the production lacks the precise timing required to make such farcical scenes scintillate.
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While not every postseason game scintillated with derring-do and thrilling finishes, more than half of the 42 games were decided by eight or fewer points.
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There are times when the honest council business at hand fails to scintillate even for the participants.
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