as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the dazzle of the stars on a cold but clear winter's night
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Recent Examples of dazzle
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Gone was the spectacle – Norma Desmond’s decaying mansion, the dazzling costumes.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 9 June 2025
Or stock up on items for yourself, like an anti-fatigue mat to take the strain out of standing over a counter, and a set of dazzling crystal glasses for 66 percent off.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 June 2025
Dad may be dazzled by the 30-plus lagers from host North Park Beer and its guest breweries.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Verb
However, the moon dazzled backyard astronomers everywhere in the evening Tuesday, as the spectacle rose during dusk, according to LiveScience.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Gone was the spectacle – Norma Desmond’s decaying mansion, the dazzling costumes.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 9 June 2025
Or stock up on items for yourself, like an anti-fatigue mat to take the strain out of standing over a counter, and a set of dazzling crystal glasses for 66 percent off.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 7 June 2025
Dad may be dazzled by the 30-plus lagers from host North Park Beer and its guest breweries.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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McDavid's individual brilliance still hasn't, with Florida denying the Oilers a Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
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The '80s and '90s were full of near-comebacks, false starts, flashes of brilliance under layers of confusion.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
Verb
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The persistent engagement crisis screams a critical truth: Our focus on superficial benefits has blinded us to the fundamental human craving for connection, security and purpose.—
Lori Huss,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Edmonton’s Connor McDavid rang the latter from the left circle with Bobrovsky blinded by the bulky screen of Edmonton’s Corey Perry.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Charlotte had stunned the Canucks with a goal at the 8:22 mark of the first period, and the game was tied 1-1 entering the final 20 minutes.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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The trade stunned the sport, perplexed rival executives and devastated Bostonians.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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When the theme arrived in the cellos, Guerrero maintained their levity and grace throughout the movement — and, in fact, throughout much of the piece, bringing an aerodynamic lightness even to the symphony’s final cadence.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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After Appeals Court Pauses Ruling While the bolster gives support and balance to the knife, the lightness of the bolster-free Japanese knives offers ergonomic benefits.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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