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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. Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refulgence
Noun
  • Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That is more relevant to his departure than those initial flashes of brilliance.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Success is the result of serial effort, not one-time brilliance.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just make sure that the shoe silhouette isn’t too chunky so the look retains its lightness.
    Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Awe dropping, obviously, suggests jaw-dropping, which some have said refers to the thinness and lightness of the iPhone 17 Air.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike some products that promise glow-in-the-dark illumination that barely shows, our testers found that the Takeya Actives Kids Water Bottle fully delivered on its promise.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Turquoise underwater illumination, my favorite kind of light.
    Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Refulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refulgence. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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