as in brilliance
impressiveness of beauty on a large scale
the splendidness of the view from Mount Holyoke's summit inspired a number of 19th-century landscape painters to make the ascent
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Innovation is often portrayed as the lone genius’s spark of brilliance.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Stars are easily resolved within seconds and an enhanced vision time of two minutes is more than enough to show their brilliance.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The winners of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award have been revealed, showcasing a spectacular selection of night sky images that reveal the majesty of ancient galaxies, nebulas, stellar cities and of course, Earth's moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cinematographer Jaime Ackroyd certainly captures Scotland’s majesty, but there is no character to the frames, which look like they could be plucked out of a commercial from a tourism bureau.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 33-year-old’s mind and body had been through a lot, to say the least, on the Lionesses’ rollercoaster ride to European glory.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The club’s current plight is a far cry from the Alex Ferguson glory days when United won a record 13 Premier League titles and was a two-time Champions League winner.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The appliques elevate the bag by adding a pop of texture and elegance.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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His unique vision combined with the timeless elegance of Dior resonates with me personally.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Five different combined wavelengths show the true magnificence and diversity of phenomena at play in the Crab Nebula.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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If the marathons of New York and London showcase splendour and establishment and magnificence and size and place, then the Great North Run offers something else; to complete it, to witness it, is to understand its pull.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Splendidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splendidness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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