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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /


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Drawing boldly from her own life and the loss of a cherished friend, the best-selling author delivers a spare, witty and incandescent story about family trauma and the mysteries of memory.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

That said, we are told that members of the women's PLP are incandescent about the Doyle revelations, and they want to see more women promoted to prominent positions.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: This was one of the most incandescent judicial opinions I think I have ever seen.

From Slate Jan. 23, 2026

The house was always quietest now, when he could linger over nothing, with the lunch dishes in the sink and dinner far off and the kitchen bathed in incandescent sunlight.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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