as in bright
in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light
with lights burning as incandescently as the midday sun, soundstages on early color films often reached 100 degrees
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Recent Examples of incandescently
An incandescently perfect film?
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incandescently
brightly
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Spurs started brightly against Forest but collapsed when Igor Jesus scored just before half-time.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Lively also smiled brightly and had her hand in Reynold’s hair.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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“Incandescently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incandescently. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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