as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
candles made from whale oil were once highly prized because they burned with an incandescence superior to that of other candles
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Recent Examples of incandescence
With a name chosen to suggest incandescence, Candente’s grills sear fajitas made from prime skirt steak and ribeye infused with the unmistakable nuances infused by the distinctively strong, smoky, earthy flavors of mesquite smoke.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the oscillating levels of incandescence brought to mind historical artworks not unlike the ones Pashgian encountered while studying art history at Columbia, Boston College, and Harvard before returning home in the mid-‘60s to focus on making work of her own.
—Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
The boy debates the merit of each name: on the one hand, chrysalides are green and hard and prone to explode in riots of incandescence; on the other, parrots are green, loud, and obnoxious.
—Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This profile from Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill is a bid to reclaim the valuable heat of Pallenberg’s incandescence, while never shielding viewers from her life’s lasting burn marks.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the oscillating levels of incandescence brought to mind historical artworks not unlike the ones Pashgian encountered while studying art history at Columbia, Boston College, and Harvard before returning home in the mid-‘60s to focus on making work of her own.
—Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
The boy debates the merit of each name: on the one hand, chrysalides are green and hard and prone to explode in riots of incandescence; on the other, parrots are green, loud, and obnoxious.
—Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This profile from Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill is a bid to reclaim the valuable heat of Pallenberg’s incandescence, while never shielding viewers from her life’s lasting burn marks.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incandescence
Noun
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Millions of people in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and beyond were able to view the glow of the northern lights.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2025
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From his early Neptunes days to his current reign as Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Creative Director, he’s remained a masterclass in glow, grace, and reinvention.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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The six-inch display is recessed into the bezels, which helps to reduce glare.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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This can be especially apparent if clouds or haze are dimming the sun enough to reduce the glare.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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And with that, the lights went down.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2025
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Red Bull responded by putting a pit crew member in front of the car holding another set of lights ahead of Verstappen’s second stop.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Highland wasn’t even a gleam in anybody’s eye when Johnson ruled the city.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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But also required is investment in new technologies that today may be only a gleam in some researcher’s eye.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Joy, compassion, love, enlightenment, illumination, wisdom — [these are] the things that ultimately make life enjoyable in the moment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Mar. 2025
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Equivalent to a super potent full moon, lunar eclipses are all about illumination and powerful endings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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