dazzling
adjective
daz·zling
ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ 
: brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive
dazzling lights
a dazzling display of talent
a dazzling achievement/performance
a dazzling smile
Examples of dazzling in a Sentence
the attraction that the dazzling lights of Broadway have for many young performers
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Plenty of itineraries have been curated with Italophiles in mind, with the seven-night Livorno to Naples journey taking travelers to dazzling destinations like Napoleon’s exile isle of Elba and the paradisiacal beaches along north Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda via the French island of Corsica.
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Mancuso’s cascading lines and shimmering filigrees are dazzling, yet almost instantly bring to mind the work of Beck, Vai, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen and other legends who inspired him.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Homegrown rarities Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester headlined the ‘13 champions, but Boston’s most recent World Series squad in 2018 boasted a dazzling, but entirely outside rotation.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Adding urgency to the need to reform America’s capital markets is the dazzling comeback of Hong Kong’s stock exchange, which beat out Nasdaq and the NYSE to capture the title of the number one IPO venue in 2025.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Mancuso’s cascading lines and shimmering filigrees are dazzling, yet almost instantly bring to mind the work of Beck, Vai, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen and other legends who inspired him.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Homegrown rarities Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester headlined the ‘13 champions, but Boston’s most recent World Series squad in 2018 boasted a dazzling, but entirely outside rotation.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Adding urgency to the need to reform America’s capital markets is the dazzling comeback of Hong Kong’s stock exchange, which beat out Nasdaq and the NYSE to capture the title of the number one IPO venue in 2025.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Dazzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dazzling. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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