luminous
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The photos transform the city’s atmosphere into fields of luminous color — the Hollywood Roosevelt’s sign silhouetted against saturated red and yellow skies, or the moon suspended in darkness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
A luminous, red rectangular abstract by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million on Thursday, a solid kickoff to what’s poised to be ebullient spring auctions in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The artifacts — yellowing parchment with slight marks of stress at the edges and an intricately detailed stone tablet — are almost luminous under dim overhead lights at the exhibit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
"Black holes are known to 'eat' a lot of stuff, but during the active eating process and in their luminous quasar form, they also emit very strong radiation," said Zhu.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
His mouth was gaping and his arms were reaching out helplessly toward the luminous water.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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