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Recent Examples of effulgence Though the Star of Bethlehem has sunk, yet its sacred effulgence beams forth periodically, again and again, and a universe is filled with joy in honor of the Great Redeemer. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024 Maggie Rogers paired her of-the-moment shag with natural notes—bare skin, freckles, grass—as elsewhere, Elle Fanning enjoyed the lit effects of golden hour, which took her complexion and blanched blonde to new levels of effulgence. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 July 2022 Just ask Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex who took her lit-from-within skin to the next level yesterday with an ample swirl of roseate blush applied to transform her pregnancy glow into a full-on display of effulgence. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2018 One part shimmery smoky eye, one part unexpected pressing of pigment, Lopez's eyeshadow plotted with her luminous skin and swipe of pale pink lipgloss to exude effulgence. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2018 Absent from Van Noten’s three-decade career are stories of bankruptcy, strife, irresponsibility, overleverage, overexpansion, overspending or unhinged, dangerous effulgence. Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effulgence
Noun
  • Burning magnesium, titanium and aluminum will emit a bright white light, adding brightness to a firework.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Fresh herbs add an incomparable finishing brightness to a dish and shine in raw applications—like your bread dipping oil.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.
    Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The former second-round draft pick has shown some flashes of offensive brilliance and the Lakers were high on him at first.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Rickey was unashamed of his brilliance, which meant he couldn’t be dissuaded from proclaiming it.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As Mindy Chen, Park provides both lightness and depth in a series that oscillates between kitsch and charm.
    Theresa Pichler, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Balancing the dark with nimble wit and lightness of foot is Jonathan Bailey, while Ethan Slater and Marissa Bode make for a remarkably complex side duo on a compelling journey of their own.
    Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Effulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effulgence. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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