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dazzling

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verb

present participle of dazzle
as in stunning
to overpower with light skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dazzling
Adjective
But while one side of the island is home to dazzling resorts and white sand, the other end is still wild — and home to a new species. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 But the timing and brilliance of the display depend on weather conditions — and with a warming, drying climate, the iconic spectacle is becoming less predictable and sometimes less dazzling. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
With Venus dazzling your daily routines and health habits, love and harmony show up in the little things. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 To him the silence was a flare of sound, a brilliant day of noises dazzling through the veins of dusk. Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazzling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzling
Adjective
  • Two meteor showers and a luminous supermoon will light up the California night sky in October.
    Mike Haskey, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The comet's nucleus will be shrouded in a luminous halo of gas and dust, with a long tail streaming out behind.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The best shining example of something that was influenced by us is the British version of The Office.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Attendees rode in support of and alongside community member Eva Zamora, who is a shining example of how to live your best life with Parkinson’s disease and takes cycle classes at EōS regularly, a news release stated.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That lets Atsu throw kunai, a blinding powder called Metsubushi, smoke bombs and more.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, the weight of experience can get in the way, blinding us with assumptions and maps that no longer fit the terrain.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Those are some very strong and glowing words from Tomlin.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Andromeda Galaxy can be found less than 10 degrees to the upper left of Mirach — the brightest star in the Andromeda constellation — in the hours following sunset in late September.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • More Ishika Samant/Getty Images This is obviously a very disappointing result as Nabers is one of the bright young superstars in the entire NFL.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Abetti freely admits, there is a chasm between a brilliant idea and a lasting enterprise.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • These little Swedish jewels are a reminder that even the most stoic and pragmatic carmakers can inspire with a brilliant high note of design and imagination.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And her chihuahua, Betty, had pink glittery nails and a pink glittery collar, and her shiny name tag.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Can a record be shiny and also kind of earthy and spare, in the whole?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The result is skin that feels calm, hydrated, and radiant.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This year, at the 2025 Breezy Bowl XX Official Tour After Party, Monica was radiant in long, parted hair with dark pink lipstick and eyeshadow.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Dazzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzling. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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