as in stuns
to overpower with light
skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow
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Recent Examples of dazzles
Lucy Punch dazzles in jewels at The Audacity premiere in Los Angeles on March 31.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Not because the technology dazzles them—but because the outcomes are measurably, unmistakably better.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
While the book dazzles with imaginative recipes, beginner bakers may find some of the more intricate cakes challenging.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
And while Lionel Messi dazzles crowds inside Arlington’s stadium, scammers will be working the crowd outside — selling fake tickets, bogus merchandise and empty promises.
—Dave Lieber
mar. 11, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Perhaps its incorporation of vogue ideas dazzles critics who might otherwise discern its awfulness (Amazon’s Transparent).
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The brand offers a cohesive alpine wardrobe that performs at elevation and also dazzles in the ski world’s most rarefied spaces.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Even in the depths of winter, nature dazzles with bulbs that can be coaxed into bloom indoors.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
The spa The hotel’s restaurant dazzles, but the spa still steals the spotlight.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Not because the technology dazzles them—but because the outcomes are measurably, unmistakably better.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
While the book dazzles with imaginative recipes, beginner bakers may find some of the more intricate cakes challenging.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
And while Lionel Messi dazzles crowds inside Arlington’s stadium, scammers will be working the crowd outside — selling fake tickets, bogus merchandise and empty promises.
—Dave Lieber
mar. 11, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Perhaps its incorporation of vogue ideas dazzles critics who might otherwise discern its awfulness (Amazon’s Transparent).
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The brand offers a cohesive alpine wardrobe that performs at elevation and also dazzles in the ski world’s most rarefied spaces.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Even in the depths of winter, nature dazzles with bulbs that can be coaxed into bloom indoors.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
The spa The hotel’s restaurant dazzles, but the spa still steals the spotlight.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzles
Verb
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Frankie Grande stuns in a velvet and diamond-studded emsemble for the premiere of Broadway's Titanique on April 12.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trump's attack stuns the world.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Window Blinds Give your wood or plastic window blinds a good clean with a Swiffer Sweeper.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
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But this technocratic benevolence blinds officials to the economic anxieties on the ground.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Krasnoff, for her part, is watching to see whether the pageantry of the World Cup eventually overwhelms the political noise.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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There aren’t any magic words that will dissuade someone from pursuing a self-destructive path, and there’s no telling whose words mattered most to Robby today, tomorrow, or whenever the darkness overwhelms him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Dazzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzles. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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