dazzles

present tense third-person singular of dazzle
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 But the film also dazzles with its exhilarating action sequences, including a one-shot car chase that thrusts you into the thick of the chaos and stays with you long after the credits have rolled. Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Nodding to the windbreakers of the ’90s, the luxury Axis dazzles with a lilac shade that will come in handy for spring 2027, as well. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 Vietnam Nestled in Vietnam’s northern mountains, Sapa dazzles with emerald rice paddies dotted across undulating green hills. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 Clean and sculpted glamour Hilary Duff dazzles the polished side of her natal Venus in Libra with a white halter dress that feels clean, elegant and sensual. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Strawberry Fields Salad dazzles, from the green of the lettuce, to the creamy white of the cheese, to those gorgeous red strawberries on top. Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026 Like Glinda’s bubble, the song dazzles with its light-refracting synth production, but Grande’s meaning feels slightly at a remove. Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026 This lacecap hydrangea dazzles with electric blue flowers atop compact, sturdy stems that resist flopping in the garden. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 And be prepared for something that dazzles, delights and reacquaints you with Rowling’s imaginative variations on a British school experience. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • Innanen stuns as Paul Baker — full name all the time — a Canadian newcomer to the group who becomes integral to his friends’ emotional processing all while operating as the resident Gen-Z eye candy.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Princess Kate stuns at Wimbledon 2026, hands out tickets to fansNeed a news break?
    Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • But the legacy of the modernist academic-cultural complex blinds us to the mimetic spirit of this new technical logic.
    Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Odysseus blinds the Cyclops and escapes Circe with the help of a magic herb, but not before losing some of his men.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • In 90 percent of instances, if a team overwhelms another in the trenches on both sides of the ball, that team wins the game handily.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Revenue that overwhelms delivery teams, adds friction for customers or depends on heroic effort is not the same as scalable growth.
    Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Dazzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzles. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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