overbright

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overbright
Adjective
  • But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • His most glaring mistake came in the bottom of the fifth, when Seiya Suzuki deposited a fastball that caught too much plate in the left-field bleachers.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • During fall, the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway transforms into one of the most spectacular drives in New Mexico.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no florid wallpaper and no nostalgic oil paintings.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Rooms around her, their doors still painted bright yellow from when the hotel was a boutique property, started to empty out.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The future is bright for this organization.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Victor Osimhen’s goal against Liverpool yesterday was the perfect juncture for Nick Miller to discuss why Premier League teams didn’t fancy signing the striker during the close season.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The first one felt really nerdy, but the second one was fancy and fun.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Sherman gave them catchy, easy-to-identify titles and marketed them with dynamic, often lurid campaigns.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The invitation to Versace’s Spring/Summer 2026 Milan Fashion Week show was a mysterious letter, urgently and longingly asking its recipient to come to a lurid afterparty of sorts.
    Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For once in your tawdry, obese life, do the right thing.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the settings are extremely well chosen and designed, particularly the tawdry Taco Hut law offices (in contrast to the chic modernity of the Tinsley Britt workplace) and a dingy seaside diner where people keep having meetings.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And its prestige image started to fade as snazzy new Chinese EV makers emerged and Tesla’s lineup needed a refresher (a new, roomier six-seater Model Y had a successful launch in August).
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Scroll on for more favorite Vionic shoe deals, from versatile booties to a snazzy pair of mules.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Overbright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overbright. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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