brilliant
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As brilliant as the Wayans brothers can be, they seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s made “Scary Movie” last all these years.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Anxiously scanning the horizon, hoping that a brilliant force will leave the masses forever changed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“What will really drive our share price going forward is brilliant execution, and anything outside of that is a distraction, frankly,” she adds.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Wembanyama was brilliant, scoring 32 points as San Antonio at last discovered the simple ritual of lobbing the ball to the impossibly tall guy under the basket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
One day a few years earlier, brilliant pink blossoms bloomed on the crape myrtle that Connie had planted in our yard.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing brilliant
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