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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
Senegal and Belgium are at the tail ends of theirs, hoping for one last flash of brilliance.
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Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Where Jane’s brilliance comes in is seeing how festivals are evolving.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Morocco, meanwhile, thrive on their collective strength rather than individual brilliance.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
On a stage in front of hundreds of cricket fans hanging on his every word and in a sit-down interview with the Bay Area News Group, Ashwin mentioned the region’s technological brilliance as a key selling point.
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Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brilliance
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
Where Jane’s brilliance comes in is seeing how festivals are evolving.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Morocco, meanwhile, thrive on their collective strength rather than individual brilliance.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
On a stage in front of hundreds of cricket fans hanging on his every word and in a sit-down interview with the Bay Area News Group, Ashwin mentioned the region’s technological brilliance as a key selling point.
—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brilliance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliance
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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
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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.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has witnessed more than a century of American history, in all its heartbreak and majesty.
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Ultimately, though, no words can truly do justice to the majesty of their play.
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The continental climate brings cooler summers and colder winters, a boon for wine lovers seeking aromatics and brightness over weight and ripeness.
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Lowering your phone’s brightness can actually help preserve your night vision.
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My ambitions are crowned with glory.
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This mile and an eighth run over the main track was inaugurated in 1982 and has long been a stepping stone towards Breeders’ Cup glory and beyond.
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The movement here is made from 274 components, with a focus on lightness, transparency, and volume.
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Ease, fluidity and lightness in terms of proportion and material — silk, linen and cotton.
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What emerged was a wardrobe that balanced sensuality, ease and elegance.
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There’s a certain elegance and sophistication to rooftop bars and restaurants captured in the American imagination.
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Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
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Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.
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Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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