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[splen-der] / ˈsplɛn dər /


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The airy set, by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams, evokes the mouth-watering, gauzy splendor of the houses in Nancy Meyers movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

More than 400 years later, and 250 since this nation’s founding, our “New World” doesn’t seem so new, having grown old through centuries of terror and splendor alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The dancers, costumed in their Saturday evening black-and-white vintage best, added to the parading splendor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

“That would allow her to deposit the splendor back into the earth safely, without another Rupture.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

It appears to have flourished roughly 3,000 years ago, boasting splendors even more exquisite than those of China’s heralded ancient dynasties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

There’s just one hitch: Though Mossbrae Falls sits less than 2,000 feet from Dunsmuir city limits, there is no easy — or legal — way for the public to access its watery splendors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025

"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Crucially, his fascination with the horrors and splendors of the world runs neck and neck with his skepticism.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023

August arrived with a deepening of all the summertime splendors of New Hampshire.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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