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
Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
Prepare to be dazzled by the destination's stunningly clear waters, which are great for boating, swimming, or paddling; alternatively, post up by one of the pristine beaches.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
That elegant, delicate little bird, dazzling like a streak of blue lightning.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The person who dazzles you at midnight might baffle you at breakfast, but there’s still value in staying up with them to marvel at the moon.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 3 July 2025
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Verb
During Paris Fashion Week, Hailee Steinfeld dazzled in a sheer silver gown at the Tamara Ralph Haute Couture show.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
Prepare to be dazzled by the destination's stunningly clear waters, which are great for boating, swimming, or paddling; alternatively, post up by one of the pristine beaches.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
That elegant, delicate little bird, dazzling like a streak of blue lightning.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The person who dazzles you at midnight might baffle you at breakfast, but there’s still value in staying up with them to marvel at the moon.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 3 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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Such operations include jamming spacecraft transmissions or using lasers to blind the optical sensors on spy satellites.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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In short, the bombing has blinded the world to what Iran may do in the future.—
Ron Paul,
Oc Register,
10 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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For their part, other village trustees seemed shocked and stunned by these accounts.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
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 29 Jul. 2025.
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