1
as in luminous
giving off or reflecting much light
sitting in darkness, except for the incandescent coals of our campfire
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a speaker incandescent with righteous anger over the treatment of the refugees
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Recent Examples of incandescent
The game-winner was Miller’s first made 3-pointer of the night after missing his first five attempts — a cold shooter who chose the most incandescent moment possible to find his range.
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Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Medvedev was incandescent when the umpire gave his opponent an extra serve because of the disruption.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2025, however, North Americans eager to see the majestic fjords, awe-inspiring icebergs, and incandescent northern lights on the world’s largest and least densely populated island can take a less circuitous route.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Medvedev was incandescent when the umpire gave his opponent an extra serve because of the disruption.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2025, however, North Americans eager to see the majestic fjords, awe-inspiring icebergs, and incandescent northern lights on the world’s largest and least densely populated island can take a less circuitous route.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incandescent
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Ecstatic catharsis is her métier, and Animal Wisdom is luminous with it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Included in the exhibition are Sea Idyll (1909), a luminous beach scene; Louis Comfort Tiffany (1911), a portrait of the famed American designer in his Long Island garden; and Señora de Sorolla in a Spanish Mantilla (1902), an intimate portrait of the artist’s wife.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Set in Los Angeles, the film follows AJ, a shy teenager who loves skateboarding and drawing, and Kristen, a passionate surfer.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Much of the film is set in and around a Parisian elder-care facility, and Hamaguchi guides us through its rooms and hallways, its meetings and rituals, with a patience and passionate granularity worthy of the late documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Neither was a glowing example of how to win in the playoffs, but the Sabres deserve full marks for sticking with it and taking over the game.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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At the mid-sized company, any inquiries to the AI agent would come back with glowing comments about the vendor.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Insider tip Stephanie, the innkeeper, is an innkeeper in the truest sense—warm, soft-spoken, and genuinely concerned about guests’ well-being.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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In warm weather, your kitchen can get unpleasantly hot when cooking in a standard oven.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Whatever political direction Democrats plan to take their party in two years at their National Convention to elect a presidential nominee, Denver offers a shining example of what a city looks like when governance goes right for many decades, led by heart and hard work.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
5 May 2026
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So naturally in a state that treats basketball like a religion and the sport’s biggest stars like royalty, nobody casts a bigger shadow in this community now than the slender 6-foot-6, 196-pound, 19-year-old freshman who changed Final Four weekend with one brilliant shining moment Sunday afternoon.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
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The Southern Hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create a dazzling display of their own.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Dreyer added an assist when the 19-year-old Soma scored his first career goal — a dazzling one — in his 12th appearance for a 3-0 advantage in the 54th minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Passionate flamenco, a fervent soccer culture, and a 24,000-seat bullring are woven into Madrid’s rich cultural tapestry.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 May 2026
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The race to build data centers and deploy more complex AI systems that can complete tasks with limited oversight, known as agentic AI, has ignited fervent demand for central processing units, or CPUs.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Incandescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incandescent. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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