splendor

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as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising some of the many splendors of the reign of Tutankhamen are on display in this new travelling exhibition

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Recent Examples of splendor The 2008 design still looks like textbook Succession-y influencer luxe: sliding glass doors open to infinity pools, with views of private coastlines and tropical splendor. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2025 The community garden was established in 2021 as a safe place for all, and the royals will see how locals restored it to full splendor after the space was affected by the flooding in December. Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025 In December, after four years of painstaking renovations under the guidance of Belgian architect Francis Metzger, Corinthia Hotels finally reopened the property in all its Belle Époque splendor. Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 The journey itself becomes a photographic odyssey, with each turn revealing new vistas of natural splendor. Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for splendor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splendor
Noun
  • What’s most important is to take it all in: the place, its majesty and its importance.
    Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Her majesty, the queen, is here.
    Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Amidst such a torrent of fascist chaos, the brightness and backbone of Real Women Have Curves feel bracing.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Sour cream: Complements the cream cheese base and adds some brightness and tang for a dynamic, fresh flavor.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For years, New York City, once one of the most dangerous cities in the country, performed something close to a miracle: crime fell dramatically.
    Stanley Richards, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Pope Francis accepted some compromises with China, but the Vatican wants autonomy in spiritual matters, which may require a miracle to accomplish under China’s one-party dictatorship.
    Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Broadway continues to recognize the brilliance of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, one of the outstanding talents of this new generation of American playwrights.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Is this real?‘ That to me is where the brilliance of her performance lies.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 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
  • These electronic marvels, along with the wall-mounting brackets, keep getting larger and heavier.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
  • That Seguin came back is one of those modern medical marvels, but he can’t be expected to carry too much.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Players, coaching staff and fans all celebrated together on the pitch and in the club’s bar after the game, singing, dancing and revelling in title glory.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Harris and several co-owners, including Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as Washington football fans during that era, which included the glory days of three Super Bowl championships from 1982-91.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chardonnay gives freshness, lightness, and complexity.
    Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Chloé captures a balance of natural femininity, sensuality, and lightness, harmonized with independence and freedom.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Splendor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splendor. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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