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as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
the diamond necklace sparkled brilliantly
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as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety
a chorus of brilliantly costumed Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of brilliantly
After Lee took out Dos Grande, Styles brilliantly countered a rollup into a Styles Clash for the win.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
His wife left him to raise his kids with his niece, Maeve, brilliantly and sardonically played by Emilia Jones.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Love at First Sight was of course a Netflix film that did brilliantly.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Black Rabbit is worth watching for its stylish direction (Bateman’s fellow Ozark alum Laura Linney helms two episodes), propulsive pace that mitigates some of the narrative wheel-spinning, and most of all Law and Bateman’s brilliantly cast brother act.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
The interior was quiet at high speeds and over rough surfaces, and the 12-speaker, 570-watt Bose audio system performed brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
That is how close mankind might be to blowing itself up if warnings like this exceptionally powerful and brilliantly directed movie’s message isn’t heeded.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Speaking of people getting into hot water for saying asinine things, don’t miss Sabrina Impacciatore’s brilliantly inappropriate portrayal of Esmeralda Grande in The Office spin-off/continuation The Paper, which premieres on Peacock on Thursday, September 4.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
His wife left him to raise his kids with his niece, Maeve, brilliantly and sardonically played by Emilia Jones.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Love at First Sight was of course a Netflix film that did brilliantly.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Black Rabbit is worth watching for its stylish direction (Bateman’s fellow Ozark alum Laura Linney helms two episodes), propulsive pace that mitigates some of the narrative wheel-spinning, and most of all Law and Bateman’s brilliantly cast brother act.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
The interior was quiet at high speeds and over rough surfaces, and the 12-speaker, 570-watt Bose audio system performed brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
That is how close mankind might be to blowing itself up if warnings like this exceptionally powerful and brilliantly directed movie’s message isn’t heeded.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Speaking of people getting into hot water for saying asinine things, don’t miss Sabrina Impacciatore’s brilliantly inappropriate portrayal of Esmeralda Grande in The Office spin-off/continuation The Paper, which premieres on Peacock on Thursday, September 4.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brilliantly
Adverb
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Women in brightly colored dresses danced in shoes that loudly clicked across the floor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Those stars burn through their fuel quickly, shine brightly, and then — overwhelmingly — end their lives in a core-collapse supernova.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As the sun rose, the vermilion paint that decorates most Shinto shrines to ward off evil and misfortune began to shine dazzlingly.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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One expert, reflecting on personal experience, put it more colorfully.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Brilliantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brilliantly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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