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Recent Examples of resplendence The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox. Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 No matter the responsibilities, all the postings can promise the resplendence of Scotland’s storied past. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Dec. 2019 Lionel Messi started to show flashes of resplendence, and had a chance late on before the half time whistle, but it was superbly blocked by Fabio Coentrao, who so happens to be on loan from Barca's fierce rivals Real Madrid. SI.com, 28 Sep. 2017 Unlike Ms. Pfeiffer’s femme resplendence, which looked even to my novice tween eyes like a ton of work with plenty of room for error, Mr. Modine’s boyishness appeared effortless, and therefore cool. Naomi Fry, New York Times, 22 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resplendence
Noun
  • There is a brilliance inside you that can’t be replicated.
    ByDr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There have been flashes of brilliance, but so far, he’s not looked like the salvation of the rotation.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As totality transforms the Arctic sky, you'll be positioned in some of Earth's most spectacular and remote landscapes—from the dramatic mountains of Spitsbergen to the world's largest fjord system at Scoresby Sound, and the volcanic majesty of Jan Mayen Island.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • More admired than beloved, the show has extended an open challenge to theater artists drawn to the sophisticated majesty of Brown’s Tony-winning score but daunted by the expansive scope of Uhry’s Tony-winning book.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Overall, Operation Night Strikers is an excellent collection of shmups from Taito’s glory days in the arcades.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • O'Neal doesn't participate in 4-H for the glory of showmanship.
    HG Biggs, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While the episode follows Deborah after walking away from her Late Night series, the backdrop and elegance of Singapore follows both characters as Deborah attempts to do standup in a Singapore casino using a translator.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • A touch of flaky sea salt brings effortless elegance and flair.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Trump and his supporters prefer a happy history, a pleasant history that arouses patriotism by overlooking disagreeable people and despicable events that sully the nation’s reputation and mar the magnificence of the American story.
    William C. Hine, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
  • The cover image for that album shows her in ¾ profile, hair sculpted into Elsa Lancaster, Bride of Frankenstein magnificence.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

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“Resplendence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resplendence. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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