adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a glittering career (= very successful, especially in sport or acting )
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Winning the gold medal was the highlight of her glittering career.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
prize
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And for some there were conferences and congresses in glamorous places, the glittering prizes satirically displayed in Lodge's Small World.
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He started out as a full-back with Bath and looked set for the glittering prizes .
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Tom Gibson collected the glittering prizes , but he undervalued his contribution to his own area of medicine.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a glittering career in the diplomatic service
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had provided one essential, a glittering showcase for the de Chavigny merchandise.
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His pristine shield with the glittering cross was scarred and broken by blows of which he had no recollection.
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It was merely a shell with glittering branches at the best addresses in London.
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The glittering figure who impressed us so much is no more.
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These were the glittering and opulent reminders of the medieval city.