brilliant
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Clarity is exactly what Sophy Romvari seeks in her brilliant debut, “Blue Heron,” though it’s not as easy to see that.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He has been brilliant and got the club back into the Champions League.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
"It's brilliant that, after we have invested devolved funding to make a difference that people across the West can see and feel, the government is rolling out Kids Go Free nationally this August!"
From BBC • May 21, 2026
And from a comedy perspective, the fictional Colbert was a brilliant creation, a parody of the decade’s growing right-wing punditry and media figures who embraced “truthiness” over truth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
They believed there had to be a better story, a story beneath the surface, a story that required brilliant thieves and brilliant detectives.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing brilliant
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