candescent
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Lava-like liquid oozes from the base of the furnace as soot-coated men in hooded reflective suits, thick gloves and protective visors steer the candescent flow with ladles the length of spears.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, she has a full-bodied lower range that is just as thrilling to witness as her candescent high notes, and a commanding softness in more conversational moments.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2022
Writers of elevated and candescent fantasy hold a mirror to the worlds they live in and are master architects of the worlds they create, slanting reflections like a carnival funhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022
She wore a white shirtwaist and black skirt that accentuated her trim figure, and she was seated beside a window, her hair candescent with sunlight.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The light, dwelling upon naked hillside and the fortress crowning it, made both to seem candescent, hill and castle one heart of flame against the purple mountains that stretched across the south.
From Sir Mortimer by Johnston, Mary
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.