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as in stunning
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Recent Examples of blinding
and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
You were literally born to shine, regardless of whether that light is too blinding for others to handle.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 14 June 2024
As with most first national Broadway tours that hit The Bushnell, this may be your final chance to see this show in its biggest and brightest manner, with huge sets, sweeping blinding spotlights, big echoey sound effects and a small but powerful pit band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
Indeed, both upgrades were attributed to soaking storms that dumped record rainfall and blinding blizzards across large swaths of California.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Directed by Andrew Dominik, Brad Pitt stars as Jesse James, and there might not be another film that better utilizes its star's blinding charisma.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
You were literally born to shine, regardless of whether that light is too blinding for others to handle.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 14 June 2024
As with most first national Broadway tours that hit The Bushnell, this may be your final chance to see this show in its biggest and brightest manner, with huge sets, sweeping blinding spotlights, big echoey sound effects and a small but powerful pit band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
Indeed, both upgrades were attributed to soaking storms that dumped record rainfall and blinding blizzards across large swaths of California.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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During the first 45 seconds of the cold open, half of the cast soberly rattles off some of the president-elect’s many glaring deficits.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Introduced in 1883 to prevent players from lurking near the opponent's goal, soccer’s offside rule is a glaring, often contentious example.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
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The spaniel, adorned with a glittering crown, was filmed comfortably seated at the table, clearly part of the community and cherished by all.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Family members picked out a glittering purple casket − the same color as her Jeep − and a handful of relatives met at the local cemetery.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
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Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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The 120th World Series offers one of the most scintillating matchups in recent memory.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Blinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinding. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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