1
as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the radiance of the midday sun created a harsh glare for the skiers
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as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
had a dream in which she was steadily moving down a dark tunnel toward a radiance at the far end
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Recent Examples of radiance
That’s what gives the formula its signature milky look—and its ability to hydrate, soften, and subtly boost radiance in one step.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
It is intended to provide the ability to more efficiently read neural radiance field, or NeRF, papers and translate them into code.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
As for beauty, Klum kept the radiance going by styling her signature dirty-blonde tresses in tousled waves with a middle part.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Once liquid blushes, bronzers sticks, and cream eye shadows took over the beauty aisles, people saw the benefit of a boost of radiance and hydration on an overall makeup look.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
It is intended to provide the ability to more efficiently read neural radiance field, or NeRF, papers and translate them into code.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
As for beauty, Klum kept the radiance going by styling her signature dirty-blonde tresses in tousled waves with a middle part.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Once liquid blushes, bronzers sticks, and cream eye shadows took over the beauty aisles, people saw the benefit of a boost of radiance and hydration on an overall makeup look.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radiance
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Town officials say strict regulations would also control the size, brightness, and how often the images on those signs can change.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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However, some form of auto-brightness might have still been activated, buried deep in a menu, or an image-processing feature that also dims the picture could have been running.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is a city of dreamers and strivers, so come, bask in their glow, and enjoy a few days of that golden life for yourself.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Highlighted at the center of the galaxy by a bright white glow, for instance, is IC 486's active galactic nucleus (AGN), the center of the galaxy and an active supermassive black hole.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
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Water, in every shade, shows up again and again — soft pink mornings, harsh midday glare, sunsets that bleed into the horizon.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The key window is April 10-20, when the comet is brightening but not yet too deeply embedded in the sun's glare.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Steve Kerr compared the win to the Warriors’ heyday as champions, as Curry’s offensive brilliance, Green’s shutdown defense and some timely shooting from Al Horford took Golden State over the top.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The second season of Beef can’t reproduce the sneak-up-on-you brilliance of the first, but without many direct connections this eight-episode story feels very much of a piece.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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The light that falls from the left, through half-open windows, onto Vermeer’s walls, some of them bare, testifies not so much to an overcast Dutch day as to a suffusion of grace.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Clean Acne features blue LED lights to kill acne-causing bacteria while the Clean Redvolution combines the cleansing power of PMD Clean with the rejuvenating treatment of red light therapy.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recycled cotton continues to anchor ADM’s sustainability mission, while linen brings seasonal lightness and texture and Tencel blends deliver the softness premium brands expect without environmental compromise, according to Zahra Ahmed, director of ADM.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Red wine vinaigrette brings the lightness, but the other option of labneh ranch has the right touch of richness.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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General Daily Insight for April 10, 2026 A friendly spark gleams over our current conversations.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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Wessels catches gleams to follow not only in magical tales but in twinkling memories, sparkling wordplay, the films of silver-screen star Veronica Lake, and his charm of a daughter, the inspiration of a half-dozen poems that take their titles from spells.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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