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as in brilliancy
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the brilliance of the flash from the camera was so intense that I was blinded for a moment afterwards
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as in majesty
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the brilliance of the palace is really quite staggering
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Recent Examples of brilliance
Maybe individual brilliance can be enough, but that isn’t the right blueprint.
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Tony East, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The 78th Annual Tony Awards lit up Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night with a celebration of theatrical brilliance, moving performances, and historic wins—particularly for Black artists whose contributions continue to redefine Broadway’s cultural landscape.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025
Once the sun has finally set this time of year, the brightest star is Arcturus, lighting up the southern sky, and next in line is Vega, showing off its brilliance in the high eastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
The brilliance of the formula is not just what it’s made with, but what it’s made without—there are no fillers, artificial additives, or preservatives.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for brilliance
Tony East, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The 78th Annual Tony Awards lit up Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night with a celebration of theatrical brilliance, moving performances, and historic wins—particularly for Black artists whose contributions continue to redefine Broadway’s cultural landscape.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025
Once the sun has finally set this time of year, the brightest star is Arcturus, lighting up the southern sky, and next in line is Vega, showing off its brilliance in the high eastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
The brilliance of the formula is not just what it’s made with, but what it’s made without—there are no fillers, artificial additives, or preservatives.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliance
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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While some of these women have officially earned their crowns in the Disney princess canon, other heroines like Elsa from Frozen (2013) and Mirabel from Encanto (2021) have essentially become honorary majesties.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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And despite his passing, his musical and cultural significance is guaranteed to continue, with the consistency and majesty of waves rolling across the sea.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The brightness and color reproduction are lackluster, almost as if Acer deliberately found the most middling budget screen possible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2025
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To qualify as a bolide, an incoming meteor must reach the brightness of Venus, which, like the moon, is often visible in the daytime sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
27 June 2025
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There is an acceptance that, somewhat unfairly, on the pitch, Messi’s time at the Parc des Princes will be defined by the failure to lead PSG to Champions League glory.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Several years of renovation were needed to bring back to its former glory this 17th- and 18th-century building, which had been a maternity ward then a hospital in the second half of the 20th century.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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On the palate, the wine has splendid depth and width, just as its Cabernet Sauvignon offspring so often does in Napa; the difference is a lightness of touch here, an aerial grace, and a lithe ease of line to the tannins; the acidity remains tenderly supportive.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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This cloud threatened to take over season 16, but the Grenada trip nipped it in the bud, reintroducing lightness and banter.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
16 June 2025
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Designed to pay homage, the scent is inspired by Granado’s history and the mysterious, welcoming atmosphere of traditional apothecaries and reviving century-old legacy with intensity, elegance and freshness.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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With films like 2024’s Challengers and internet trends that promise hashtag-Old Money, everyday people are picking up a racquet in the hopes of dialing into the elegance that tennis has come to signify over the years.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The warmth of your home will prompt the blossoms to open to their full magnificence.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, the winning photos of The Nature Photography competition are a stunning visual journey through the beauty, magnificence and fragility of our planet.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Valor and nobility were recurring themes in my childhood.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Based in Jaipur for 10 generations, his family has sourced gems for India’s maharajas and nobility for centuries.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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