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brilliant

[bril-yuhnt] / ˈbrɪl yənt /




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Another supporter added: "The pubs are brilliant but I don't think anyone knows that there is a World Cup on."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

There are finer moments in American cinema, more brilliant, more profound and poetic, but there is no greater moment in American cinema.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Produced by the brilliant team behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell and RuPaul himself — “Stop! That! Train!” adapts the humor of the Emmy-winning reality show for the big screen.

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

The sky is a brilliant and sharp winter blue as Meadowlark and I finish cleaning out and replacing the bedding in the last chicken coop.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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