as in magnificent
very bright and attractive
She looked resplendent in her green evening gown.
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Recent Examples of resplendent
Full marks to Lloyd’s team for constantly whipping up audience excitement by maintaining resplendent aggression throughout.
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David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
About thirty years ago, Sonny was an ascendant Formula 1 star—cue many hilarious, grainy video clips of a younger Pitt, with a resplendent golden mullet—until his dreams were dashed by a near-fatal accident, during an attempt to overtake the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
The courtyard is anchored by a lush banyan tree, and a resplendent Art Deco dining room and bar encircle the boisterous patrons outdoors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Readers also paid particular attention to the classics this year, like The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel (No. 3), whose resplendent building dates back to 1893.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
About thirty years ago, Sonny was an ascendant Formula 1 star—cue many hilarious, grainy video clips of a younger Pitt, with a resplendent golden mullet—until his dreams were dashed by a near-fatal accident, during an attempt to overtake the three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
The courtyard is anchored by a lush banyan tree, and a resplendent Art Deco dining room and bar encircle the boisterous patrons outdoors.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Readers also paid particular attention to the classics this year, like The Roosevelt New Orleans, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel (No. 3), whose resplendent building dates back to 1893.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resplendent
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For now, Pinto Canyon Road is the best way to see this magnificent country.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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When the clubs met at Wembley the following month, Newcastle were magnificent, smothering Liverpool and preventing Slot’s side from playing their normal match.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Look for rowan trees, also known as mountain ash, a native species that shimmers a glorious yellow with red berries during this season, and beech, those huge anchors of so many British forests with russet-brown leaves all autumn.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 Aug. 2025
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Back then, Villa played at Wellington Road, with their time at the ground closed out with a glorious, trophy-laden four seasons.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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First crushes, first loves, the beautiful days of summer, and heartbreak are what made this book an instant hit with teens.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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For classical music performances, behind the stage is this beautiful, 30 foot wide pipe organ, which was very cool, but the feature was really distracting.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The all-time classic has been respectfully and faithfully recreated with little interference other than gorgeous visuals and a more accessible, modern control scheme.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Farm Rio With gorgeous, colorful pieces, Farm Rio’s shiny new Carnaby Street store fits seamlessly into Soho.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The illustrations from 90 years ago feature various elegant gowns and outfits, including a floor-length floral pink dress, a chic purple tweed ensemble, and a glamorous strapless green-and-copper ball gown.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The brand creates elegant, minimalist designs built on the pillars of empathy, humanness and care.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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This cookie set from NYC’s popular Levain store is a lovely surprise treat.—
Madeleine Bokan Thares,
Glamour,
25 Aug. 2025
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Among the technical credits, Oscar winner Johnnie Burns (The Zone of Interest) contributes exquisite sound design, going deep into the nightmare of Niki’s hearing disease, adding immeasurably to the power of Woodall’s performance and the film’s impact.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
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Whether chronicling the highway surrounding Rome, war zones in the Middle East, an off-the-grid community in California, or African migrants arriving at Lampedusa, his movies play like exquisite ethnographic studies of our planet that were made by an alien species.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Then have a look at the stunning Cantiere del Marche Flexplorer 146 Lt. Pete Maverick Mitchell, or the 34-meter Pendennis Fox for adventure.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In one stunning shot, two hordes of warriors on rival sides of a conflict are seen from afar, like two waves crashing into each other.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 Aug. 2025
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