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
Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lastly, liquid eyeliners in silver and gold dazzle with a single gaze across the room.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
The then-Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in the piece, wearing it with the Lotus Flower Tiara and an elegant red gown.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
While this summer lacked the dazzle and massive celebrations of the June 2024 grand reopening of Ford's Michigan Central Station, there was still lots of progress on display and even some celebrity appearances from the business world.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lastly, liquid eyeliners in silver and gold dazzle with a single gaze across the room.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kate Hudson dazzled on Sunday’s 2026 BAFTA Film Awards red carpet in London, wearing a red hot Prada dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
The then-Duchess of Cambridge dazzled in the piece, wearing it with the Lotus Flower Tiara and an elegant red gown.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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And the 1932 prize was Langmuir's moment - the system’s recognition of one of its own and the public affirmation of a man who had always believed in his own brilliance.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Whether your baubles are gold, silver, diamond, or costume jewelry, here’s how to clean rings to maintain their brilliance and condition over time.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The trailer’s biggest comedic moment arrives when Woody shows up in person and removes his hat, revealing a bald spot that hilariously glistened in the sunlight and blinded the other toys.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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The bald spot hilariously glistened in the sunlight and blinded the other toys.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Not a soft or reassuring glow, but a hard, sustained brightness that makes devastation legible.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Countertop Produce Fresh, uncut bananas, tomatoes, citrus, and cucumbers don't need to be refrigerated and add welcome brightness and crunch to shelf-stable meals.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chloe had dated Maxwell for more than a year, and she was stunned to hear her ex-boyfriend was a suspect.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Duchess of Sussex stunned in an ultra-plunging maroon slip dress while pouring sparkling wine in a post shared on February 21.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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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Levito, a former US national champion in 2023 and silver medalist at the World Championships in 2024, brings a signature lightness and grace to the ice.—
Alice Rosati,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the Stargazer Duo tent, IO started to move away from pure lightness and sleekness as its primary selling points, offering a tent that truly opened things up.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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