brilliance
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“Yet here is this singular brilliance, consigned to a small span of years. He places the two side by side in the scales.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Mantello’s barnacle-stripping revival of Arthur Miller’s masterwork — elevated by the stalwart brilliance of Metcalf’s Linda — reaches its full cathartic force in the final scene between Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman and Christopher Abbott’s Biff.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
I’d spent my youth defending “The Devil Wears Prada” with my life, trying to convince detractors weaponizing the words “chick flick” about its brilliance since the wise, old age of 12.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Senior historian at English Heritage, Howard Spencer, described her as "a scientist of exceptional brilliance and determination".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“Well, we’re all quite used to it out there, you see,” I said, trying not to fidget, flushed with the brilliance of my success.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing brilliance
Brown Girl Dreaming
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence
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