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
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But for all its smoke, style and sensory dazzle, the show never quite finds the pulse beneath the polish.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Nearly 50 years after dazzling audiences with the alien extravaganza Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the legendary filmmaker is back with a new sci-fi adventure, Disclosure Day.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Noun
King Charles and Queen Camilla are reigning supreme, bringing sparkle, charm, and plenty of dazzle for a glamorous evening at the White House.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But for all its smoke, style and sensory dazzle, the show never quite finds the pulse beneath the polish.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
But the 1993 prehistory-meets-futuristic technology thriller was already edging into darker territory as dazzling scientific innovation collided with corporate greed, hubris and industrial sabotage, and awe made way for fear.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Nearly 50 years after dazzling audiences with the alien extravaganza Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the legendary filmmaker is back with a new sci-fi adventure, Disclosure Day.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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His unselfishness and understanding of how to fit his skill set around Nikola Jokic’s brilliance remain unmatched.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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Sport, in a world of artificial intelligence and synthetics, is also very human, in all its brilliance and fallibility.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered to be held in jail after appearing by video in Belfast Magistrates' Court, where prosecutors accused him of blinding Stephen Ogilvie in his left eye during Monday's attack.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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This narrow focus blinded regulators to how a struggling airline like Spirit could have benefited from the scale and cost synergies of a merger, providing better services to consumers.—
Alexander Ciccone,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Adjusting the phase of light can unintentionally change its brightness, potentially affecting security.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Add the lime juice just before serving to preserve brightness and prevent bitterness.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Lithgow, to the contrary, was clearly stunned — and deeply honored.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The speed stunned Hamlin, who credited his team with some quick fixes that stabilized the wounded vehicle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 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
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There is a remarkable lightness to Tuchel, a candour and directness.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The lightness of Marley hair makes this protective style one of the least damaging on the scalp.—
Amira Rasool,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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