as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the indisputable gloriousness of the Taj Mahal
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Recent Examples of gloriousness
And the difference between absolutely nailing a passage and creating a feeling of transcendent gloriousness in the concert hall and abject failure is usually about a millimeter.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloriousness
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The attack has show moments of brilliance, with star striker Dejan Joveljic getting a call-up to the Serbian national team after scoring three goals so far.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Baltimore is filled with brilliance, resilience and promise.—
Wanda Durant,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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After a busy afternoon visiting with the prime minister of Canada, his majesty jumped behind the decks to try his hand at spinning music at a Kings Trust event in Manchester.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi’s stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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And, increasingly, the monthly prices for those services are making the glory days of the pay TV bundle seem that much more appealing.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Long before American beauty became synonymous with department stores, celebrity founders and global conglomerates, Hudnut was exporting American elegance internationally.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Far from being a nostalgic nod, this trend resurrects the kind of practical elegance that characterized generations past.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Gloriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloriousness. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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