as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
the dazzlingly colorful costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of dazzlingly
Returning after dark, the illuminated GoldenTemple dazzlingly reflected on the adjacent sacred pool.
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dazzlingly white mountains and massive drifts, there were only patches of snow.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The pillow-soft white sand and dazzlingly teal waters are reason enough to pay a visit to the Cayman Islands after all.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
The dazzlingly bright orange creature has been named Brachycephalus lulai in honor of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
The novel is in many ways a string of dazzlingly deadpan and sharp observations about navigating the strange world of now, from predictive advertising to sugar babying to dead college friends.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Each was more dazzlingly stunning than the last.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Grant was dazzlingly handsome, of course, but something else about him had leapt off the screen and captured her imagination.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025
Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dazzlingly white mountains and massive drifts, there were only patches of snow.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The pillow-soft white sand and dazzlingly teal waters are reason enough to pay a visit to the Cayman Islands after all.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
The dazzlingly bright orange creature has been named Brachycephalus lulai in honor of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
The novel is in many ways a string of dazzlingly deadpan and sharp observations about navigating the strange world of now, from predictive advertising to sugar babying to dead college friends.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Each was more dazzlingly stunning than the last.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Grant was dazzlingly handsome, of course, but something else about him had leapt off the screen and captured her imagination.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzlingly
brightly
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The authors speculate that the horn, or crest, may have been brightly colored, based on the texture of the fossils, and that the crest may have been used to attract or communicate with other members of the species.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2026
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Their immense gravity generates tidal forces in this accretion disk that cause intense friction, resulting in high temperatures that cause this region to brightly glow across the electromagnetic spectrum.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Dazzlingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzlingly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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