brightness
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Distinctive features of the Lyrids are their colours and brightness, along with exceptionally bright fireballs from time to time, outshining the planet Venus.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Cook them until they yield slightly but retain their brightness.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
There was a grace about her, an untroubled brightness.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
These young stars spin rapidly and show repeated dips in brightness.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
With her eyes still closed against the summer-morning brightness in the room, she fumbled for the button on her clock and sank back into her pillow, and then it came back to her.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Vocabulary lists containing brightness
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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Physics - Middle School
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