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
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
But any initial dazzle is a worthwhile price to pay for the homely feel that the lack of signs brings.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
That perfect idea, the one with all the spark and dazzle, isn’t so shiny anymore.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Brazzell will provide some dazzle.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
But any initial dazzle is a worthwhile price to pay for the homely feel that the lack of signs brings.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Morris dazzled in Georgia, throwing a no-hitter in 1-0 loss, combining on a no-hitter in relief and delivering a game-winning single at the plate.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
That perfect idea, the one with all the spark and dazzle, isn’t so shiny anymore.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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Caused by sunlight-scattering dust in the Martian atmosphere, that unexpected brilliance seems to be planet-wide—save for a region near the world’s north pole.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Also, the brilliance of Tolstoy and Chekhov and Dostoevsky, these geniuses that have gone down in history.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The team’s test bots homed in from a maximum of 600 meters (1,970 feet) away outdoors despite wind gusts and camera-blinding sun glares.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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Kafka’s headlights blinded him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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What emerged was not a steady, upward march of brightness.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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According to internal WayShot data, editing a single social-ready photo typically takes around 20 minutes, as users cycle through brightness adjustments, color grading, and filter experimentation.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The following year, a judge sentenced her to 10 years in prison on possession and drug trafficking charges – a ruling that stunned her family.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 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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There was a lightness in this really dark time.—
Breana Pitts,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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