as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the refulgence of a full moon on a clear autumn night
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Recent Examples of refulgence
The bottom floor is a La Colombe Torrefaction coffee shop, its fashionable patrons buzzing about in the glorious refulgence of a winter afternoon.
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Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2015
Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refulgence
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Huxley pointed toward the object's trajectory, brightness and movement as evidence the ball of light matched with the SpaceX launch for Starlink satellites out of California Sunday evening.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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To start with, the sunlight causes glare, demanding higher sustained brightness to remain usable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 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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As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and skepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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With brilliance and connection at her core, the ship was created to give all guests the freedom to vacation their very own way – offering the chance to exhale, connect and effortlessly escape into the moment.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The lightness of the precious fabrics, from vicuña and cashmere to wool, silk, and cotton, and its double fabrics remained Brioni signatures.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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The new Dark Horse will certainly have more grunt, but Ford also emphasized the aerodynamic improvements and additional lightness that the automaker added to burnish its track performance and to give owners something more to tell their friends about.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Refulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refulgence. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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