luminous
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In his paintings Porter synthesized feelings and understanding into a luminous whole, his subjects the people, places and things that were closest at hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The New York Philharmonic premiered David Lang’s luminous “the wealth of nations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
At its center is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN, where a supermassive black hole is actively consuming material and generating a luminous accretion disk.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
He was true to his word, even if his luminous, serene images of the city were a far cry from Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s feverish visions of Baroque Rome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Against the wan walls and the luminous pavement of the road Frodo could see them, small black figures in rank upon rank, marching swiftly and silently, passing outwards in an endless stream.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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