as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light the lambency of the sunlit stained-glass window was breathtaking
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Considered a medium strength shower, the Lyrids lack the brightness and abundance that other showers provide.—
Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Despite their different levels of brightness and saturation, both are distinct paint colors that look clean and clearly embody a certain visual aesthetic.— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lightness to it in that respect.— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
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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
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Steve Kerr compared the win to the Warriors’ heyday as champions, as Curry’s offensive brilliance, Green’s shutdown defense and some timely shooting from Al Horford took Golden State over the top.— Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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The second season of Beef can’t reproduce the sneak-up-on-you brilliance of the first, but without many direct connections this eight-episode story feels very much of a piece.— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
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There's also a flowing constellation of 10,500 individual lights in different sizes for ambient illumination around the doors and seats.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
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Upcoming full moons These times mark the exact instant of full illumination.— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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