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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
Yet Team Melli's dream of advancing to a World Cup knockout round for the first time is still very much alive, thanks to an afternoon of brilliance from goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand in a 0-0 draw with Belgium on Sunday.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Jimmy’s brilliance revealed itself in a number of ways.
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Warren Littlefield,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Those were organizations who saw something in me and saw my genius, my brilliance, my vision as an artist, and wanted to support that.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Way behind Waymo Yet, for all its technical brilliance, the Cybercab remains stuck.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brilliance
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Jimmy’s brilliance revealed itself in a number of ways.
—
Warren Littlefield,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Those were organizations who saw something in me and saw my genius, my brilliance, my vision as an artist, and wanted to support that.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Way behind Waymo Yet, for all its technical brilliance, the Cybercab remains stuck.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 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 1 Jul. 2026.
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