as in stuns
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Verb
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Chamarel, Mauritius Spilling across the volcanic hills of southwest Mauritius, Chamarel stuns with its terrain—Seven Coloured Earth ripples in bands of violet, ochre, and rust, shifting under the tropical sun like a living canvas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025 -
The 75-inch Roku Pro Series is a massive 4K television that stuns with vibrant colors, hands-free voice control, and a $701 discount.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In between the two bars are seating nooks with leopard-print chairs and couches, as well as glass tables with gold legs that look like leafy plants.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.—
Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
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Genius dazzles down the ages, but so do fits of rage.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nyhavn’s vibrant waterfront dazzles with its iconic townhouses, while Vesterbro’s gritty-chic Meatpacking District buzzes with galleries and nightlife.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here was the postwar American housewife—neatly dressed, pretty, poised, active—stepping unwittingly into a scene of utter depravity and sadism that reflected back at this wholesome young mother the darkest recesses of the human mind.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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August is typically the slowest month of the year for restaurants in Washington, as Congress recesses and families head out on last-minute vacations.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stop forcing parents to choose between their careers and their families, and instead empower them to succeed on both fronts.—
Liz Teran,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a disaster overwhelms state and local capacity, officials may request a presidential declaration, the agency said.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This overload wastes storage, overwhelms engineering teams, clutters observability tools and slows investigations when something actually goes wrong.—
Bill Hineline,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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No nests, clear piles of branches or wood and no trash.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Blinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinds. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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