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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzles
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • As rain blinds the sailors, the coach watches a bird’s-eye digital tracking map, dynamic laylines, and a live stream of over 1,200 telemetry points broadcast from the boat every second.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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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 1 Oct. 2026.

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