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glorious

[glawr-ee-uhs, glohr-] / ˈglɔr i əs, ˈgloʊr- /


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"You can't argue with a primrose, they're absolutely glorious... red campions will flower all year round, and they are just so beneficial to all sorts of insects and wildlife," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

In Dan’s words, “The BlackFly itself cannot be but a toy—a glorious, wonderful toy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The season could end in glorious style for Bayern and Olise, with a treble still up for grabs.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Overcome with emotion, Booth shouted out, “I’m safe in glorious old Virginia, thank God!”

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson