as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the dazzle of the stars on a cold but clear winter's night
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Recent Examples of dazzle
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 July 2025
Although only two original members are still performing with the band, musical pioneers Earth, Wind, and Fire still dazzle audiences after more than 50 years of soulful melodies.
—Pj Green
july 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
Three overlapping showers will dazzle the night sky, each peaking at a different time.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Jeremy Erickson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Gem State’s economy continues to dazzle, with solid growth last year.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
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Verb
The studio boss also questioned whether artificial intelligence was the answer to keeping VFX dazzle up, and costs down.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 July 2025
Although only two original members are still performing with the band, musical pioneers Earth, Wind, and Fire still dazzle audiences after more than 50 years of soulful melodies.
—Pj Green
july 19, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
Three overlapping showers will dazzle the night sky, each peaking at a different time.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
Jeremy Erickson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Gem State’s economy continues to dazzle, with solid growth last year.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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After thinking of it as a separate musical idea, Moody realized that the character’s endless curiosity and moments of brilliance were at his heart.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
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Yet, individual brilliance means little without collaboration.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Unlike conventional jammers that target control or navigation links, this system focuses on blinding drone operators by jamming high-power video signals.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Fame, politics and popularity can blind even the most principled.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
28 July 2025
Noun
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This is equivalent to a quadrupling of sky brightness over the duration of a human childhood (18 years).—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The team also compared the surface brightness of TOI 1227 with models of stellar evolution.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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While she was alarmed by shiny black leggings, slingback boots, and a jean jacket, I was equally stunned by her Pentecostal version of nurses’ scrubs; a powder blue, boxy dress with a matching jacket and headwrap.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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In January 2019, the Empire star claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime that stunned Hollywood but later was accused of staging the attack.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Pinnacle of splendor On Sunday morning, April 27, Venus comes up in total darkness while shining at its greatest brilliancy (magnitude –4.7).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Gaura: With its wispy, butterfly-like blossoms, gaura adds lightness and motion to garden beds.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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Has more of that Innocent Man lightness and exuberance than most of the stuff on his later records, and benefits from it.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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