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
Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 July 2025
The idea is that once the missile has been sighted, the laser counters it with a multi-spectral infrared laser that's powerful enough to dazzle and even destroy the missile's sensors.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Stacey Dash owns every hallway as Cher's bestie, Dionne, who dazzled audiences with her collection of hair accessories.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 19 July 2025
At the premiere of The Pickup in L.A., Keke Palmer dazzled in a vintage Versace gown with sparkling embellishments and sheer cutouts.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Verb
Sunday’s output could be a critical moment for the Twins and Lewis, who has looked like a budding star in the past, dazzling with a two-home run game in a playoff win over Toronto in October 2023, and putting together an impressive run early last summer.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 21 July 2025
The idea is that once the missile has been sighted, the laser counters it with a multi-spectral infrared laser that's powerful enough to dazzle and even destroy the missile's sensors.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Stacey Dash owns every hallway as Cher's bestie, Dionne, who dazzled audiences with her collection of hair accessories.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 19 July 2025
At the premiere of The Pickup in L.A., Keke Palmer dazzled in a vintage Versace gown with sparkling embellishments and sheer cutouts.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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He’s done a fair imitation of Brown, whose brilliance in 1998 helped to create Petco Park. Before Thursday, the Padres were a good but flawed team, one that stood 11 games above .500 and trailed the Dodgers by three games in the National League West race.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The new leader is Kenyatta Jackson Jr., who has been waiting in the wings for his chance to step up and has shown flashes of brilliance, albeit in limited snaps.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The community’s response is intense: panicked and bereaved mothers and fathers turn on Justine, indirectly a victim herself; misguided outrage blinds them to the real menace operating unimpeded in their midst.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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But the incandescent flash brighter than 100 suns lit up the plane’s inside, temporarily blinding Ferebee.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This means that the light source features red, green and blue lasers that merge for 5,000 ANSI lumens brightness and 110% coverage of the BT.2020 color space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
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For brightness and crunch, the salad is tossed with a citrus vinaigrette and, just before serving, garnished with cilantro and smoked almonds.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ralph stunned guests by wearing an 80-foot-long shawl that flowed behind her, covering the 72 steps leading up to the museum.—
Sarah Title,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Though the 25-year-old spent Thursday preparing for a Triple-A game in Buffalo, Roden wasn’t stunned to learned he’d been traded.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pinnacle of splendor On Sunday morning, April 27, Venus comes up in total darkness while shining at its greatest brilliancy (magnitude –4.7).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Adding lightness might just do the trick to convince this section of the market.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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For other audiences, the film’s lightness of touch will have to do.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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