as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the splendidness of the view from Mount Holyoke's summit inspired a number of 19th-century landscape painters to make the ascent
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The brilliance of saying that this was a collective — the group was going to go their own ways and extend the legacy of Wu-Tang Clan while never completely separating from it.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
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The best track on Trying Times channels the nervy brilliance of 2023’s Playing Robots Into Heaven, which dug into his dance music past without resorting to nostalgia.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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His hymn to Aten is an exercise in majesty, an ode not just to the sun but to the expanses in which our solar system circulates.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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On the 900 acres, there is a secluded secret chapel that his majesty uses for private contemplation.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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That accomplished, Bugatti recently spent half a year restoring the car to its former glory.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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March Madness is upon us, in all its chaotic glory.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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There’s even a little bit of elegance to the way the first three episodes are delivered through Eleanor’s perspective, followed by two Nancy episodes and two Mary episodes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The living quarters exude a minimalist elegance, with natural materials and soft textures throughout.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Splendidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splendidness. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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