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opalescently

adverb

Definition of opalescentlynext
as in flaringly

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  1. glaringly
  2. blindingly
Adverb
  • And Harvey faces his overbearing father’s disappointment most glaringly with the public humiliation of an emotional breakdown while taking part in an amateur wrestling match the bodybuilder entered to prove his physical strength.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Regardless of their opinion about Denmark, Greenlanders are becoming aware of, and are unnerved by, this semi-covert, sometimes glaringly obvious American pressure.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Finally, Sweeney—blindingly blond—arrived, wearing SYRN’s Date Night Satin Corset in Dew Me blue and Cowgirl Crush lace-ruffle miniskirt.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The time from inception to debut of the $700,000 Nuvolari was blindingly quick in an industry that typically operates in increments counted by the decade, not the day.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Opalescently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opalescently. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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