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Recent Examples of sublimity
And Davos itself is a microcosm of this microcosm: a landscape of Burkean sublimity whose rarefied air brought tuberculosis patients to its slopes for decades before the development of streptomycin began to empty out the sanatoriums, which over time refashioned themselves as hotels.
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Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Based on Henry James’ 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle, French auteur Bertrand Bonello achieves cinematic sublimity.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
As this description suggests, White’s literary fame rests in large part on his ability to depict Australia, especially the complexity of its history and the sublimity of its landscape.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
The new works are two-dimensional sublimities of color, texture, and complexity, as if fellow Angeleno Jonas Wood’s large smooth paintings had been mixed with Matisse, the Pattern and Decoration painters of the 1970s (most of whom were women), and Hallmark greeting cards.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Based on Henry James’ 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle, French auteur Bertrand Bonello achieves cinematic sublimity.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
As this description suggests, White’s literary fame rests in large part on his ability to depict Australia, especially the complexity of its history and the sublimity of its landscape.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
The new works are two-dimensional sublimities of color, texture, and complexity, as if fellow Angeleno Jonas Wood’s large smooth paintings had been mixed with Matisse, the Pattern and Decoration painters of the 1970s (most of whom were women), and Hallmark greeting cards.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublimity
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Merging nature with elegance, Van views fashion as an architecture of the body and immerses her work in Southeast artisanal traditions, with garments that shape silhouettes and the wearer’s emotions.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the early 2000s the property was restored by the La Sultana hotel group, in partnership with the Department of Historic Monuments, who employed expert master craftsmen to bring the riads back to their former elegance using centuries-old methods.—
Harriet Elton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2022
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All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Oct. 2021
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And the difference between absolutely nailing a passage and creating a feeling of transcendent gloriousness in the concert hall and abject failure is usually about a millimeter.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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The fascination with Kornacki's attire began after the 2020 election.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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An English professor at Harvard and the author of two acclaimed novels, The Old Drift (2019) and The Furrows (2022), Serpell combines a professorial breadth of reference and a novelist’s fascination with the mechanics of literature.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now, one town in the region is looking to maintain its enduring beauty — and its global allure — by proposing a fine on locals who leave out their trash cans too long.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The facilities England will use certainly were part of the allure.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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All of its radiance-granting powers are effectively put towards a scent that comes alive with glowy warmth, courtesy of the mandarin, magnolia, coconut, sandalwood, and other ingredients found within.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Let yourself be seen in your fullness, because your radiance is one of your greatest gifts.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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With the inimitable Chef Devin Denzer at the helm, Atsumeru utilizes the exacting refinement of traditional Japanese technique and blends it with the discipline, color, and loveliness of Nordic fare.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Its sheer loveliness almost completely undermines the menace of that rictus on the cover.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
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The views through floor-to-ceiling windows are the main attraction, even in the lowest-category, low-floor Superior rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Downtown Dot, a free shuttle service operated by the local transit authority, runs seven days a week and stops near hotels, restaurants and attractions in the city’s core.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublimity. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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