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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /


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It is the incandescent poems of his tortured and unsettled youth that still dazzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: This was one of the most incandescent judicial opinions I think I have ever seen.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

"The colourful incandescent lights are my favourite," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Overnight, AFP journalists saw Ukraine using tracer bullets and missile defence systems, and incandescent debris falling over large areas above the capital.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

From railings in front of the boxes hung triangles of silk embroidered with gold arabesques, all glowing with the light of adjacent incandescent bulbs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson