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
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air, on the other hand, has a bit more dazzle to it and represents the first major new design for Apple's flagship product since the iPhone X in 2017 .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Consumers are not asking to be dazzled by specifications.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Joan and Luke had a love that was all fireworks and sexy dazzle; after Luke died, Joan married Larry, who was all ordinary-guy solidity.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The iPhone Air, on the other hand, has a bit more dazzle to it and represents the first major new design for Apple's flagship product since the iPhone X in 2017 .
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Genius dazzles down the ages, but so do fits of rage.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Consumers are not asking to be dazzled by specifications.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
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Young has shown true flashes of brilliance.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Eternal Aura reflects the brilliance of Black creativity that cannot be dimmed, evolving through every drape, print, and body, a glow that endures across generations.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Turns out, the razzle-dazzle of the industry can blind just about anyone.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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The rest of us were blinded by those concertgoers’ screens, and mere extras in their photo shoots.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than anything, when the show finally ends, its finale will stun most viewers into silence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1936, an underdog American rowing team stunned the world by winning the Olympic Gold.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The unique construction of the YH-C3000 strikes a balance between lightness, rigidity and internal damping.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Olga Tokarczuk also has this lightness to her.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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