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dazzle

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verb

as in to blind
to overpower with light skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow

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Recent Examples of dazzle
Verb
Interiors are dark against the bright windows, exteriors dazzling. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 21 May 2025 Other accessories also included chunky rounded earrings, a dazzling ring and a loose gold watch which picked up his Miu Miu belt featuring a square gold buckle. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 May 2025 The 36-year-old, who spent seven seasons in Boston before the Red Sox traded him to Atlanta ahead of the 2024 season for Vaughn Grissom, dazzled. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 17 May 2025 It’s all magnified by the dazzling choreography from Christopher Wheeldon, who is also the director. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
Noun
  • Because the island is so removed from urban congestion, there’s no light pollution to hinder the brilliance in the sky.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • The luxury brand represents both the brilliance of diamonds and an enduring artistic passion that has endured for more than 20 years.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Residents of Mexico City are pondering the out-of-nowhere blinding light in the sky.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other steps to help reduce damage include face masks or glasses made to shield blue light, or just simply lowering the brightness of your phone.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2025
  • Both cameras capture good detail and color (for a tablet) without overdoing the brightness.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The Pacers hold a 2-0 series lead after stunning the Knicks at MSG in Games 1 and 2.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
  • Related article Tyrese Haliburton and Indiana Pacers stun New York Knicks in overtime to take Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals Siakam insisted, however, that he and his teammates were not getting distracted by the prospect of writing their names in franchise history.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peach Fuzz Courtesy of Hillside Beach Club With the Peach Fuzz, the five-star resort proves its diverse culinary offer and its Turkish lightness.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Linen is key to enhancing the lightness of Levi’s new collection.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025

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“Dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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